An Epidemiological Study of Alcoholism
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The study was aimed to assess the prevalence of alcoholism in Madras City. A locality in North Madras was chosen and the houses were selected at random. The family members in these houses were assessed using the Michigan Alcoholism Screening test. 222 persons were thus studied. 16.67 of the males were found to be suffering from alcoholism.
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عنوان ژورنال:
دوره 33 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1991