Diageo, University College Dublin and the integrity of alcohol science: It's time to draw the line between public health and public relations

Addiction

Volumn 101, Issue 10, 2006, Pages 1375-1377

  Babor, Thomas F ^a  

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

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IRELAND; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SCIENTIFIC LITERATURE; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRELAND; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC RELATIONS; RESEARCH SUPPORT; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; RISK-TAKING; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 33748353596     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2006.01638.x     Document Type: Editorial

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