Genetics, pharmacokinetics, and neurobiology of adolescent alcohol use

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 133-142

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Author keywords

Adolescent; Alcohol abuse; Alcohol dependence; AOD (alcohol and other drug) use initiation; AOD sensitivity; Environmental factors; Genetic risk and protective factors; Genetics and heredity; Heredity factors; Protective factors; Risk factors; Use initiation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISEASE MODEL; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ONSET AGE; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOLISM; ANIMALS; CHILD; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ETHANOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

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