Is risk-taking propensity a familial vulnerability factor for alcohol use? An examination in two independent samples
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Psychiatric Research
سال: 2015
ISSN: 0022-3956
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpsychires.2015.05.019