The effects of prices on alcohol use and its consequences

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 34, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 236-245

  Xu, Xin ^a   Chaloupka, Frank J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholic beverage; Alcoholicbeverage distribution laws; Alcoholicbeverage price; Alcoholicbeverage sales; Alcoholicbeverage tax; Economic theory of alcohol and other drug (AOD) use; Policy on alcoholic beverages; Price elasticity; Problematic AOD use; Supply and demand

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; TAX;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; HUMANS; TAXES;

EID: 83455163703     PISSN: 15357414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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