Sex differences in the heritability of alcohol problems

American Journal on Addictions

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 319-327

  Hardie, Thomas L ^a   Moss, Howard B ^b   Lynch, Kevin Gerard ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DELAWARE   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON ALCOHOL ABUSE AND ALCOHOLISM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH SURVEY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOM;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 46849111397     PISSN: 10550496     EISSN: 15210391     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10550490802139010     Document Type: Article

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