Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 94, Issue 1 , Pages 234-245 , 1 April 2008

Age of onset and temporal sequencing of lifetime DSM-IV alcohol use disorders relative to comorbid mood and anxiety disorders

  • Daniel E. Falk

      Affiliations

    • Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System, CSR, Incorporated, 2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22201-3085, United States
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 703 312 5220; fax: +1 703 312 5230.
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  • Hsiao-ye Yi

      Affiliations

    • Alcohol Epidemiologic Data System, CSR, Incorporated, 2107 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 1000, Arlington, VA 22201-3085, United States
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  • Michael E. Hilton

      Affiliations

    • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, National Institutes of Health, 5635 Fishers Lane, MSC 9304, Bethesda, MD 20892-9304, United States

Received 23 July 2007 ,Revised 28 November 2007 ,Accepted 30 November 2007.

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