Alcohol dependence and physical aggression: The mediating effect of dispositional impulsivity

Alcohol Dependence and Addiction

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 155-172

  Parrott, Dominic J ^a   Giancola, Peter R ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

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