A systematic review of the influence on alcohol use of community level availability and marketing of alcohol

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 349-357

  Bryden, Anna ^a   Roberts, Bayard ^a   McKee, Martin ^a   Petticrew, Mark ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Availability; Community; Marketing; Neighbourhood

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCESSIBILITY; COMMODITY MARKET; MARKETING; NEIGHBORHOOD; RETAILING;

ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CANADA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MARKETING; NETHERLANDS; NEW ZEALAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84856587734     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2011.11.003     Document Type: Article

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