The long reaction against the wowser: The prehistory of alcohol deregulation in Australia

Health Sociology Review

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 151-163

  Room, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol regulation; History; Sociology; Temperance

Indexed keywords

EID: 77957840048     PISSN: 14461242     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5172/hesr.2010.19.2.151     Document Type: Article

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