The Global Burden of Disease Attributable to Alcohol, Tobacco and Illicit Drugs

Preventing Harmful Substance Use: The Evidence Base for Policy and Practice

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 25-41

  Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c   Room, Robin ^d  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b Institut fur Sucht und Gesundheitsforschung Zurich   (Switzerland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Carcinogens; Illegal drugs; Public health policy; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

EID: 16444374778     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9780470713624.ch3     Document Type: Chapter

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