Hangover Susceptibility in Relation to Aldehyde Dehydrogenase-2 Genotype, Alcohol Flushing, and Mean Corpuscular Volume in Japanese Workers
β Scribed by Masako Yokoyama; Akira Yokoyama; Tetsuji Yokoyama; Kazuo Funazu; Genichi Hamana; Shuji Kondo; Takeshi Yamashita; Haruo Nakamura
- Book ID
- 110086950
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2005
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 98 KB
- Volume
- 29
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0145-6008
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