New-generation free trade agreements threaten progressive tobacco and alcohol policies

Addiction

Volumn 107, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1719-1721

  Kelsey, Jane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Alcohol policy; Free trade agreements; Tobacco control policy; Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDITORIAL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MARKETING; SMOKING;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; MARKETING; SMOKING;

EID: 84866032734     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.03874.x     Document Type: Editorial

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