title: Genetic and epidemiological research at the National Institute on Alcoholism, Kurihama National Hospital.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: National Institute on Alcoholism, Kurihama National Hospital, Yokosuka, Kanagawa, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Higuchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hayashida
mesh_terms: D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D006778:Hospitals, Psychiatric; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D012106:Research