Deconstructing the architecture of alcohol abuse and dependence symptoms in a community sample of late adolescent and emerging adult women: An item response approach

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 116, Issue 1-3, 2011, Pages 222-227

  Duncan, Alexis E ^a,b   Agrawal, Arpana ^b   Bucholz, Kathleen K ^b   Sartor, Carolyn E ^b   Madden, Pamela A F ^b   Heath, Andrew C ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST LOUIS   (United States)

^b WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use disorder; Item response modeling; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITEM RESPONSE MODEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; SAMPLING STUDIES; TWINS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957613440     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.01.001     Document Type: Article

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