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

The population of Taiwan is 98% Han and 2% indigenous. Taiwanese Hans are, ethnically, an immigrant Chinese population. Traditionally, indigenous families make wine and, just like tea to the Hans or coffee in Western social settings, wine is served to entertain the guests in the indigenous culture....

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Autores principales: Yeh, Mei-Yu, Chiang, I-Chyun, Huang, Song-Yuan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal College of Psychiatrists 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6734692/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31507839
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Sumario:The population of Taiwan is 98% Han and 2% indigenous. Taiwanese Hans are, ethnically, an immigrant Chinese population. Traditionally, indigenous families make wine and, just like tea to the Hans or coffee in Western social settings, wine is served to entertain the guests in the indigenous culture. Alcohol drinking is a way of delivering a message of their conviviality. It also has a central role in traditional harvest festivals, ancestor worship and wedding ceremonies (Historical Research Commission of Taiwan Province, 1996).