Action needed to tackle a global drink problem

The Lancet

Volumn 373, Issue 9682, 2009, Pages 2174-2176

  Gilmore, Ian ^a  

^a ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH PROGRAM; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 67649114210     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(09)61169-7     Document Type: Note

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