Australia's double standard on Thailand's alcohol warning labels

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 5-10

  O'Brien, Paula ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Australia; Thailand; Trade law and policy; Warning label

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; NOTE; PACKAGING; PUBLIC HEALTH; STANDARD; THAILAND;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AUSTRALIA; COMMERCE; HUMANS; PRODUCT LABELING; PUBLIC HEALTH; THAILAND;

EID: 84872344024     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-3362.2012.00485.x     Document Type: Note

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