Conceptual problems with studies of the social cost of alcohol and drug use

NAD Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 27, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 287-303

  Melberg, Hans Olav ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Conceptual problems; Cost of illness; Definition of cost; Illegal drugs; Revealed preferences; Social costs; Weakness of will

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957148398     PISSN: 14550725     EISSN: 14586126     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/145507251002700410     Document Type: Article

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