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Constitutional Factors Predictive of Alcoholism in a Follow-Up of Delinquent Boys

Edward P. Monnelly, Emil M. Hartl, Roland Elderkin

SUMMARY. The constitutional, behavioral and rearing experiences of a group of juvenile delinquents were studied to determine which variables differentiated alcoholics from nonalcoholics on follow-up. A measure of relative femininity of the physique was the strongest discriminant of adult alcoholism.