Changes in volume of drinking after changes in alcohol taxes and travellers' allowances: Results from a panel study

Addiction

Volumn 103, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 181-191

  Mäkelä, Pia ^a   Bloomfield, Kim ^b   Gustafsson, Nina Katri ^c   Huhtanen, Petri ^a   Room, Robin ^c,d  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Panel study; Policy change; Taxes; Travel allowance; Volume of drinking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DENMARK; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SWEDEN; TAX; TRAVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COHORT STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SCANDINAVIA; TAXES; TRAVEL;

EID: 38049130257     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2007.02049.x     Document Type: Article

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