Changes in alcohol consumption and beverage preference among adolescents after the introduction of the alcopops tax in Germany

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 1205-1213

  Müller, Stefanie ^a   Piontek, Daniela ^a   Pabst, Alexander ^a   Baumeister, Sebastian E ^b   Kraus, Ludwig ^a  

^a IFT INSTITUT FÜR THERAPIEFORSCHUNG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GREIFSWALD   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Alcopops; Beverage preference; Epidemiology; Policy; Price; Tax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS; TAX;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; SEX FACTORS; TAXES;

EID: 77953296475     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.02956.x     Document Type: Article

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