Cost-effectiveness of volumetric alcohol taxation in Australia

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 192, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 439-443

  Byrnes, Joshua M ^a   Cobiac, Linda J ^b   Doran, Christopher M ^a   Vos, Theo ^b   Shakeshaft, Anthony P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BEER; COST CONTROL; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; TAX; WINE;

EID: 77952383922     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2010.tb03581.x     Document Type: Article

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