Onset and course of alcoholism over 25 years in middle class men

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 113, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 21-28

  Schuckit, Marc A ^a   Smith, Tom L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcoholism clinical course; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUCASIAN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATION; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGE OF ONSET; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHANOL; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78650255220     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2010.06.017     Document Type: Article

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