Very cheap drinking in New Zealand: Some alcohol is more affordable than bottled water and nearly as cheap as milk

New Zealand Medical Journal

Volumn 123, Issue 1324, 2010, Pages 97-101

  Gunasekara, Fiona Imlach ^a   Wilson, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRINKING WATER;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; INCOME; LETTER; MILK; NEW ZEALAND;

EID: 77958043649     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11758716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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