Britain's alcohol problem and what the UK government is (and is not) doing about it;El problema del alcohol en el Reino Unido y lo que hace (y no hace) el gobierno al respecto

Adicciones

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 225-235

  Heather, Nick ^a  

^a NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol related problems; Government policy; Licensing laws; Long waves of alcohol consumption; United Kingdom

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; LAW; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MORTALITY; REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 33749390713     PISSN: 02144840     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.20882/adicciones.336     Document Type: Review

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