Alcohol consumption before and after a significant reduction of alcohol prices in 2004 in Finland: Were the effects different across population subgroups?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 286-292

  Helakorpi, Satu ^a   Mäkelä, Pia ^a   Uutela, Antti ^a  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL MARKETING;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLISM; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FINLAND; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPULATION; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 77951918269     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agq007     Document Type: Article

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