Public opinion on alcohol policies in the united states: Results from a national survey

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 303-327

  Wagenaar, Alexander C ^a   Harwood, Eileen M ^a   Toomey, Traci L ^a   Denk, Charles E ^b   Zander, Kay M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b MATHEMATICA POLICY RESEARCH   (United States)

^c HEALTHPARTNERS RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH SURVEY; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC OPINION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TAX; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMMERCE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC POLICY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TAXES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033804145     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/3343329     Document Type: Article

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