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Rate of Alcohol Metabolism; Do Not “Correct” the β60 Estimate for Comparisons among Ethnic Groups

James R. Wilson, V. Gene Erwin

SUMMARY. Many studies have attempted to “correct” or “refine” initial β 60 estimates of the rate of alcohol metabolism. The present study, however, finds that such “corrections” may be in error and that β 60 is the best estimate now available for comparisons of alcohol clearance among individuals or ethnic groups.