Additive independent factors that predict risk for alcoholism.

doi:10.15288/jsa.1990.51.164

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Additive independent factors that predict risk for alcoholism.

Journal of studies on alcohol - 1 Mar 1990

Stabenau J R

Abstract excerpt

Pedigree and adoption studies have supported a genetic heterogeneity model for alcoholism. Lifetime alcoholism diagnosis in medical-surgical inpatients was reported to increase additively with the presence of Antisocial Personality Disorder (ASP) diagnosis, male gender and family history of alcoh...

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Adolescent
Adult
Alcoholism
Antisocial Personality Disorder
Family
Female
Humans
Male
Pedigree
Phenotype
Prospective Studies
Regression Analysis
Risk Factors
Sex Factors
Social Environment

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