Doctors and the alcohol industry: An unhealthy mix?

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 346, Issue 7902, 2013, Pages

  Gornall, Jonathan ^a  

^a Suffolk ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INDUSTRY; ARTICLE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; PHYSICIAN ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; RESPONSIBILITY; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLISM; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; PHYSICIANS;

EID: 84876140762     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.f1889     Document Type: Article

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