The opinion of adolescents and adults on Dutch restrictive and educational alcohol policy measures

Health Policy

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 10-16

  Van der Sar, Rosalie ^a   Brouwers, Evelien P M ^a   van de Goor, Ien A M ^a   Garretsen, Henk F L ^a  

^a TILBURG UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Alcohol; Opinion; Policy; Survey

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; MALE; STRUCTURED QUESTIONNAIRE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; NETHERLANDS; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC OPINION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 78649919976     PISSN: 01688510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthpol.2010.06.025     Document Type: Article

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