Alcohol taxes and birth outcomes

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 1901-1912

  Zhang, Ning ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol taxes; APGAR Score; Infant health; Low birth weight

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; APGAR SCORE; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EXTREMELY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MOTHER FETUS RELATIONSHIP; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; TAX; UNITED STATES; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; RISK FACTOR; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; APGAR SCORE; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MODELS, THEORETICAL; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; RISK FACTORS; TAXES;

EID: 77954785463     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7051901     Document Type: Article

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