Alcohol misuse, public health, and public policy

British Medical Journal

Volumn 330, Issue 7504, 2005, Pages 1343-1344

  Sengupta, Soumen ^a   Hoyle, Lesley ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b Langbaurgh Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL ABUSE; EDITORIAL; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LAW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED KINGDOM; ALCOHOLISM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 20544471927     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.330.7504.1343     Document Type: Editorial

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