Alcohol use and problem drinking in Taiwanese adolescents: comparison of the Han and indigenous populations

Mei-Yu Yeh1, I-Chyun Chiang2, Song-Yuan Huang2

  • 1Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Institute of Technology, A1010, 261 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan 333, Taiwan, Republic of China, email yehdiana@mail.cgit.edu.tw.

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