Ethnic differences in alcohol misuse: a striking reaffirmation.
A comparison of alcohol-related and nonalcohol-related diagnoses among immigrants in New York State Psychiatric facilities yielded differences according to birthplace. Over 50% of the Irish men vs only 4% of the Italian men were hospitalized for alcohol-related diagnoses.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005006:Ethnicity; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000208:ethnology; D008297:Male; D009518:New York; D011604:Psychoses, Alcoholic / Q000453:epidemiology