Aldehyde dehydrogenase genotypes and male alcohol use disorders: A case-control study in Khon Kaen, north-east Thailand

Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 397-405

  Nanakorn, Somsong ^a,b,d   Fukuda, Katsuhiro ^b   Nishiyori, Atsushi ^b   Shibata, Akira ^b   Nakamura, Jun ^c  

^a KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b KURUME UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^d KHON KAEN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Alcohol use disorders; Aldehyde dehydrogenase 2; Michigan Alcoholism Screening Test; Thais

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; DNA;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FINGER NAIL; GENOTYPE; HETEROZYGOTE; HOMOZYGOTE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; THAILAND;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLISM; ALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; GENETICS, POPULATION; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; THAILAND;

EID: 0032818065     PISSN: 13231316     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1819.1999.00563.x     Document Type: Article

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