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Relevance of both daily hassles and the ALDH2 genotype to problem drinking among Japanese male workers.
Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research - 1 Feb 1998
Takeshita T, Maruyama S, Morimoto K
Abstract excerpt
The effects of genetic polymorphisms in the ALDH2 and ADH2 genes and stress levels, as assessed by the daily hassles scale on the prevalence of problem drinkers, were investigated in males in a Japanese occupational population. The frequency of problem drinkers was estimated by the Kurihama Alcoholism Screening Test (KAST). The prevalence of those with a high KAST score (> or =0.0) was significantly higher in...
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