Effects of premature birth on the risk for alcoholism appear to be greater in males than females

Ann M Manzardo, Wendy V Madarasz, Elizabeth C Penick, Joachim Knop, Erik Lykke Mortensen, Holger Jelling Sørensen, Jonathan D Mahnken, Ulrik Becker, Elizabeth J Nickel, William F Gabrielli

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Abstract

A large Danish birth cohort was used to test the independent and joint effects of perinatal measures associated with premature birth as predictors of the development of alcoholism in male and female subjects.
Original languageEnglish
JournalJournal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
Volume72
Issue number3
Pages (from-to)390-8
Number of pages9
ISSN1937-1888
Publication statusPublished - 1 May 2011

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Alcohol Drinking
  • Alcoholism
  • Databases, Factual
  • Denmark
  • Female
  • Hospitals, University
  • Humans
  • Logistic Models
  • Longitudinal Studies
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Pregnancy
  • Premature Birth
  • Registries
  • Risk Factors
  • Sex Factors

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