Controlling alcohol-related global health problems

Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 3, 2010, Pages

  Lam, Tai Hing ^a   Chim, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

alcohol; global deaths; global disability adjusted life years; human carcinogen; taxation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CARDIOTONIC AGENT;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BEER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHINA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; EPIDEMIC; HEALTH; HONG KONG; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEOPLASM; SOCIAL CONTROL; TAX; WINE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; BEER; CARDIOTONIC AGENTS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CHINA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ETHANOL; HONG KONG; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; NEOPLASMS; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES; TAXES; WINE; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77953844240     PISSN: 10105395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1010539510373013     Document Type: Conference Paper

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