Commentary on Black etal. (2011): Minimum pricing of alcohol - a solution whose time has come

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 737-738

  Donaldson, Liam J ^a   Rutter, Paul D ^b  

^a NATIONAL PATIENT SAFETY AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Minimum price per unit; Taxation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; NOTE; POLICY; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ENGLAND; HUMANS; PUBLIC POLICY; SCOTLAND;

EID: 79952285832     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03370.x     Document Type: Note

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