Impulsivity is an independent predictor of 15-year mortality risk among individuals seeking help for alcohol-related problems

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 35, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2082-2092

  Blonigen, Daniel M ^a   Timko, Christine ^a   Moos, Bernice S ^a   Moos, Rudolf H ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol use disorders; Impulsivity; Mortality; Socio contextual processes

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; COPING BEHAVIOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTERPERSONAL STRESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MARRIAGE; MORTALITY; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODEL; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE;

EID: 80055104260     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01560.x     Document Type: Article

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