Commentary on Cobiac et al. (2009): How to use science to improve alcohol policy?

Addiction

Volumn 104, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1656-1657

  Rehm, Jurgen ^a,b,c  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cost effectiveness; Costs; Interventions; Policy; Underreporting

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECISION MAKING; HEALTH CARE POLICY; NOTE;

ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 69949188290     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2009.02749.x     Document Type: Note

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