Neuroimaging of gender differences in alcohol dependence: Are women more vulnerable?

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 896-901

  Mann, K ^a   Ackermann, K ^a   Croissant, B ^a   Mundle, G ^b   Nakovics, H ^a   Diehl, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol Dependence; Brain Atrophy; Computed Tomography Scans; Gender Differences; Telescoping Effect

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BRAIN ATROPHY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROIMAGING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VOLUMETRY;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOLISM; ATROPHY; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMAGE INTERPRETATION, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 18844396371     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000164376.69978.6B     Document Type: Article

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