Alcohol use disorders among the Yami aborigines in Taiwan. An inter- ethnic comparison

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 172, Issue FEB., 1998, Pages 168-174

  Liu, Shen Ing ^a   Cheng, Andrew T A ^b  

^a MACKAY MEMORIAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABORIGINE; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN;

EID: 0031933115     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.172.2.168     Document Type: Article

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