The Interpretability of Family History Reports of Alcoholism in General Community Samples: Findings in a Midwestern U.S. Twin Birth Cohort

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1091-1098

  Waldron, Mary ^a,b   Madden, Pamela A F ^b   Nelson, Elliot C ^b   Knopik, Valerie S ^c   Glowinski, Anne L ^b   Grant, Julia D ^b   Lynskey, Michael T ^b   Jacob, Theodore ^d   Sher, Kenneth J ^d   Bucholz, Kathleen K ^b   Heath, Andrew C ^b  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Community Samples; Family History Assessment

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COITUS; COMMUNITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FATHER; FEMALE; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTHER; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; TELECONSULTATION; TWINS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84861754345     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2011.01698.x     Document Type: Article

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