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Alcohol elimination in Native American Mission Indians: an investigation of interindividual variation.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Oct 1996
Wall T L, Garcia-Andrade C, Thomasson H R, Cole M, Ehlers C L
Abstract excerpt
The high prevalence of alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence among Native Americans may be mediated by unique environmental and genetic factors in this population. One factor that may influence the development of alcoholism is variability in alcohol metabolism. To determine factors that contribute to differences in alcohol elimination rates within a Native American population, this study evaluated healthy southern...
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