Assessing the wisdom of funding DrinkWise

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 185, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 635-636

  Hall, Wayne D ^a   Room, Robin ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADULT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRUNKEN DRIVING; EDITORIAL; EDUCATION PROGRAM; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

EID: 33846035900     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2006.tb00736.x     Document Type: Editorial

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