The cost-effectiveness of increasing alcohol taxes: A modelling study

BMC Medicine

Volumn 6, Issue , 2008, Pages

  van den Berg, Matthijs ^a   van Baal, Pieter H M ^a   Tariq, Luqman ^a   Schuit, Albertine J ^a   de Wit, G ^a   Hoogenveen, Rudolf T ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MALE; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; QUALITY OF LIFE; SWEDEN; TAX; ALCOHOLISM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ECONOMICS; STATISTICS; TIME;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TAXES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 60749113440     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17417015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1741-7015-6-36     Document Type: Article

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