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

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  02 January 2018

Mei-Yu Yeh ,
I-Chyun Chiang  and
Song-Yuan Huang
Mei-Yu Yeh
Affiliation:
Department 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
I-Chyun Chiang
Affiliation:
Department of Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University
Song-Yuan Huang
Affiliation:
Department of Health Education, National Taiwan Normal University
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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).

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Thematic paper - Alcohol misuse among young people
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International Psychiatry , Volume 3 , Issue 2 , April 2006 , pp. 32 - 33
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