Evidence-based alcohol policy in the Americas: Strengths, weaknesses, and future challenges

Revista Panamericana de Salud Publica/Pan American Journal of Public Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4-5, 2005, Pages 327-337

  Babor, Thomas F ^a   Caetano, Raul ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Alcoholic intoxication; Americas; Evidence based medicine; Policy making

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRINKING; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH POLICY; POLICY MAKING; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC HEALTH;

CENTRAL AMERICA; COLOMBIA; COSTA RICA; EL SALVADOR [CENTRAL AMERICA]; NORTH AMERICA; SOUTH AMERICA; VENEZUELA;

ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; WESTERN HEMISPHERE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; AMERICAS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FORECASTING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS;

EID: 33645251771     PISSN: 10204989     EISSN: 16805348     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S1020-49892005000900013     Document Type: Article

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