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. 1979 Nov 28;90(648):419-21.

The Tokelau Island migrant study: alcohol consumption in two environments

J M Stanhope, I A Prior
  • PMID: 293570

The Tokelau Island migrant study: alcohol consumption in two environments

J M Stanhope et al. N Z Med J. .

Abstract

The prevalence of alcohol consumption, the choice of beverages and the quantity of drinks used by a Polynesian society are described, both in the Tokelau atolls and among Tokelauan migrants in New Zealand. Current drinking was uncommon but increasing among women. Among men, it was more common, but both prevalence and quantity were modest compared with national alcohol consumption in New Zealand. Description of alcohol consumption in such migrant populations may provide a basis for encouraging continuing prudence regarding alcohol and ready acceptance and provision for the non-drinker of alcohol.

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