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Article: New alcoholism study findings have been reported by researchers at Central South University.
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- Biotech Week
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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According to recent research published in the journal Alcoholism - Clinical and Experimental Research, "Several national and regional epidemiological studies in China have reported increases in the prevalence of alcohol use disorders over the past 3 decades. This cross-sectional study conducted in 2007 identified 11,884 male subjects aged 18 to 60 years using multi-stage randomized cluster sampling methods in 2 rural communities in China and interviewed 9,866 of them."
"Current and lifetime alcohol use disorders were assessed with a semi-structured diagnostic interview. The age-standardized prevalence of current (lifetime) alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence in ...