Self-reported life satisfaction and alcohol use: A 15-year follow-up of healthy adult twins

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-168

  Koivumaa honkanen, H ^a,b,c   Kaprio, J ^d,e   Korhonen, T ^d,e   Honkanen, R J ^f   Heikkila K ^d   Koskenvuo, M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

^b LAPLAND CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEREDITY; HUMAN; LIFE SATISFACTION; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; FEMALE; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MODELS, STATISTICAL; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; RISK FACTORS; SELF REPORT; TWINS;

EID: 84857662671     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agr151     Document Type: Article

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