Parental alcoholism and offspring behavior problems: Findings in Australian children of twins

Twin Research and Human Genetics

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 433-440

  Waldron, Mary ^a,b   Martin, Nicholas G ^c   Heath, Andrew C ^b  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c QIMR BERGHOFER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Children of twins; Parental alcoholism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; GENETICS; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PARENT; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; TWINS;

ALCOHOLISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD OF IMPAIRED PARENTS; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC;

EID: 74949140499     PISSN: 18324274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1375/twin.12.5.433     Document Type: Article

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