Botswana alcohol policy and the presidential levy controversy

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 898-905

  Pitso, Joseph M N ^a   Obot, Isidore S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UYO   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alcohol and HIV; Alcohol levy; Alcohol policy; Alcohol tax; Botswana; Liquor regulations; President Kama

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BOTSWANA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MANAGEMENT; POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICS; TAX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BOTSWANA; COMMERCE; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HISTORY, 19TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; MALE; POLICY MAKING; PUBLIC HEALTH; PUBLIC POLICY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TAXES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79953800776     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03365.x     Document Type: Article

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