Absinthe - Is its history relevant for current public health?

International Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 738-744

  Huisman, Martijn ^a,b   Brug, Johannes ^a   Mackenbach, Johan ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Absinthe; Public health; Social inequalities; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ABSINTHOL;

EQUITY; HEALTH RISK; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING;

ABSINTHE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FRANCE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; POVERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING CESSATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TOBACCO INDUSTRY;

ABSINTHE; FRANCE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HUMANS; SOCIAL MEDICINE;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FRANCE; WESTERN EUROPE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34548587178     PISSN: 03005771     EISSN: 14643685     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ije/dym068     Document Type: Article

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