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A prospective evaluation of how a low level of response to alcohol predicts later heavy drinking and alcohol problems.
The American journal of drug and alcohol abuse - 1 Nov 2011
Schuckit Marc A, Smith Tom L, Trim Ryan S, Allen Rhonda C, Fukukura Tsutomu, Knight Emily E, Cesario Erin M, Kreikebaum Sara A
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BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Evaluations of how a genetically influenced characteristic, such as the low level of response (a low LR) to alcohol, relates to later heavy drinking and alcohol problems usually include environmental contributors. The best way to understand how LR works in the context of these additional characteristics is to study the process prospectively, but such analyses tend to be complex and the...
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