Alcohol Metabolism and Sensitivity Reactions Among the Reddis of South India

1 January 1978

journal article
research article
Published by Wiley in Alcohol, Clinical and Experimental Research

Vol. 2 (1) , 61-69
https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1978.tb04696.x

Abstract

Alcohol was given orally to 41 healthy young male volunteers from small Hindu (Reddis) farming villages in south and central Andhra Pradesh, India. A complete description of the Reddis study, plus transcultural group differences, is given, and the alcohol metabolism and sensitivity literature is critically reviewed.

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