Economic efficiency of alcohol policy

Applied Health Economics and Health Policy

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 351-354

  Doran, Christopher M ^a   Jainullabudeen, Thameemul A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; Health economics; Health policy

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDITORIAL; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE POLICY; MARKETING; TAX;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLISM; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 77956281323     PISSN: 11755652     EISSN: 11791896     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/11584830-000000000-00000     Document Type: Editorial

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