Current status of alcohol marketing policy-an urgent challenge for global governance

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 478-485

  Casswell, Sally ^a  

^a MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol marketing; Alcohol policy; Framework convention; Global governance; Review

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MARKETING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PUBLIC OPINION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL AGENCIES; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARKETING; PRIVATE SECTOR; PUBLIC OPINION; PUBLIC SECTOR;

EID: 84856689934     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03701.x     Document Type: Article

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