Assessing and tracking family histories of alcoholism.

doi:10.15288/jsa.1995.56.654

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Assessing and tracking family histories of alcoholism.

Journal of studies on alcohol - 1 Nov 1995

Johnson V, Bennett M E

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OBJECTIVE: This study sought to (1) determine the rates of family history of alcoholism among a community sample, using both specific questions and structured interviews, (2) document conversions from negative (FH-) to positive (FH+) alcoholism diagnoses among parents and grandparents of subjects...

Topics

Adolescent
Adult
Alcoholism
Awareness
Child
Female
Genotype
Humans
Longitudinal Studies
Male
New Jersey
Prospective Studies
Risk Factors

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