Are childhood externalizing disorders the harbinger of early-onset alcohol dependence?

Background & objectives: The subtyping of alcohol dependence (AD) into early-onset (EO) and late-onset (LO) subgroups has been shown to have clinical and biological validity. As externalizing disorders (EDs) predate AD, the link of ED with age of onset of alcohol dependence needs to be investiga...

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Main Authors: Abhishek Ghosh, Savita Malhotra, Debasish Basu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Medical Research
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Online Access:http://www.ijmr.org.in/article.asp?issn=0971-5916;year=2016;volume=144;issue=3;spage=385;epage=392;aulast=Ghosh