Potential consequences of replacing a retail alcohol monopoly with a private licence system: Results from Sweden

Addiction

Volumn 105, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 2113-2119

  Norström, Thor ^a   Miller, Ted ^b   Holder, Harold ^b   Österberg, Esa ^c   Ramstedt, Mats ^d   Rossow, Ingeborg ^e   Stockwell, Tim ^f  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

^f UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol sales; Alcohol related mortality; Demonopolization; Projections; Sweden

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; LICENSING; MALE; MEDICAL LEAVE; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SOCIAL PROBLEM; STATISTICS; SWEDEN; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COMMERCE; ECONOMIC COMPETITION; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; LICENSURE; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PRIVATIZATION; SICK LEAVE; SOCIAL PROBLEMS; SWEDEN;

EID: 78249286553     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2010.03091.x     Document Type: Article

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