Trends in alcohol-related harms and offences in a liberalized alcohol environment

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 232-240

  Huckle, Taisia ^a   Pledger, Megan ^a   Casswell, Sally ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol policy; Alcohol related harm; Liberalized alcohol environment; Minimum purchase age; Offences; Young people

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; DRUNKENNESS; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MARKETING; NEW ZEALAND; POLICY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREND STUDY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CRIME; HUMANS; NEW ZEALAND; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES;

EID: 33644792879     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01326.x     Document Type: Article

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