Improving shop floor compliance with age restrictions for alcohol sales: Effectiveness of a feedback letter intervention

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 737-742

  Van Hoof, Joris J ^a   Gosselt, Jordy F ^a   Baas, Niels ^a   De Jong, Menno D T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HUMAN; JUVENILE; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; FEEDBACK; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MINORS; NETHERLANDS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84858078286     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckr162     Document Type: Article

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