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Genetic and epidemiological research at the National Institute on Alcoholism, Kurihama National Hospital
Author(s) -
HIGUCHI SUSUMU,
HAYASHIDA MOTOI
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
psychiatry and clinical neurosciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.609
H-Index - 74
eISSN - 1440-1819
pISSN - 1323-1316
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-1819.1998.tb03266.x
Subject(s) - epidemiology , research center , medicine , family medicine , genetic epidemiology , pathology
The National Institute on Alcoholism, Kurihama National Hospital, Japan, was designated as a WHO Collaborating Center on Research and Training of alcohol‐related problems in 1988. As part of the collaboration and contribution to the WHO, the institute has made significant efforts for the advancement of alcohol research. This article summarizes recent research activities at the institute, focusing on two areas of research: epidemiological and genetic studies.