Etiological contributions to heavy drinking from late adolescence to young adulthood

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 114, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 587-598

  King, Serena M ^a,c   Alexandra Burt, S ^a,b   Malone, Stephen M ^a   McGue, Matt ^a   Iacono, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c HAMLINE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Etiology; Heavy drinking; Late adolescence; P3 amplitude

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BIOMETRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVENT RELATED POTENTIAL; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 28544438805     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0021-843X.114.4.587     Document Type: Article

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