Beyond cheap shots: Reforming alcohol taxation in Australia

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 579-583

  Vandenberg, Brian ^a   Livingston, Michael ^b   Hamilton, Margaret ^c  

^a Victorian Hlth Promotion Foundation   (Australia)

^b TURNING POINT ALCOHOL AND DRUG CENTRE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; AUSTRALIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANAGEMENT; NOTE; TAX;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AUSTRALIA; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; TAXES;

EID: 56749156204     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595230802491600     Document Type: Note

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