The Effectiveness of Tax Policy Interventions for Reducing Excessive Alcohol Consumption and Related Harms

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 217-229

  Elder, Randy W ^a   Lawrence, Briana ^a   Ferguson, Aneeqah ^a   Naimi, Timothy S ^b   Brewer, Robert D ^b   Chattopadhyay, Sajal K ^a   Toomey, Traci L ^c   Fielding, Jonathan E ^d  

^a National Center for Health Marketing   (United States)

^b NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^d LOS ANGELES COUNTY DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUNKEN DRIVING; ECONOMIC ASPECT; FATALITY; HUMAN; POLICY; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TAX; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; HUMANS; POLICY MAKING; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TAXES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 73649100242     PISSN: 07493797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2009.11.005     Document Type: Review

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