The price of a drink: The potential of alcohol minimum unit pricing as a public health measure in the UK

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 201, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 169-171

  Rice, Peter ^a   Drummond, Colin ^b  

^a NHS TAYSIDE   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL MINIMUM UNIT PRICING; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; PUBLIC HEALTH; REVIEW; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); FOOD INDUSTRY; GREAT BRITAIN; HEALTH CARE SECTOR; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERPROFESSIONAL RELATIONS; TAXES;

EID: 84865842050     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: 14721465     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.111.105601     Document Type: Review

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