International trade agreements challenge tobacco and alcohol control policies

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 567-579

  Zeigler, Donald W ^a  

^a AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol and tobacco control policy; Trade; Trade agreement

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DEVELOPED COUNTRY; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG CONTROL; HEALTH; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; POLICY; STATISTICS; TOBACCO DEPENDENCE; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; COMMERCE; DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LAW ENFORCEMENT; PUBLIC POLICY; TOBACCO INDUSTRY; TOBACCO USE DISORDER; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 33751517701     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230600944495     Document Type: Article

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