Alcohol consumption in Southern Sweden after major decreases in danish spirits taxes and increases in swedish travellers' quotas

European Addiction Research

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 152-161

  Gustafsson, Nina Katri J ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Increased private import quotas; Tax decrease

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS; SWEDEN; TAX; TELEPHONE; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; DENMARK; ECONOMICS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; INCOME; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MIDDLE AGED; SEX DIFFERENCE; TRAVEL; TRENDS; VERY ELDERLY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; DATA COLLECTION; DENMARK; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMANS; INCOME; MIDDLE AGED; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN; TAXES; TRAVEL;

EID: 77951948500     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314358     Document Type: Article

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