Differences in liquor prices between control state-operated and license-state retail outlets in the United States

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 339-347

  Siegel, Michael ^a   Dejong, William ^a   Albers, Alison B ^a   Naimi, Timothy S ^a,b   Jernigan, David H ^c  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Brand; Control states; License states; Price

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ECONOMICS; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LICENSING; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; UNITED STATES; ARTICLE; LEGAL ASPECT;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; HUMANS; LICENSURE; PRIVATIZATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84872607053     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2012.04069.x     Document Type: Article

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