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Biological markers of alcoholism
Author(s) -
WHITFIELD J. B.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
drug and alcohol review
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.018
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1465-3362
pISSN - 0959-5236
DOI - 10.1080/09595239100185191
Subject(s) - disease , medicine , psychology , psychiatry , pathology
Biological markers are biochemical or physiological characteristics which may help to classify a person according to the presence or absence of some disease or risk of disease, either with respect to their current status or future susceptibility. Many biological markers related to alcoholism have been described; this review suggests a classification of them and indicates areas where they are well‐established and other areas where further investigation may be useful. [Whitfield JB. Biological markers of alcoholism. Drug Alcohol Rev 1991; 10: 127‐135]