Alcohol and alcohol-related harm in China: Policy changes needed;L'alcool et ses méfaits en Chine: Les changements politiques nécessaires

Bulletin of the World Health Organization

Volumn 91, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 270-276

  Tang, Yi Lang ^a   Xiang, Xiao Jun ^b   Wang, Xu Yi ^b   Cubells, Joseph F ^a   Babor, Thomas F ^c   Hao, Wei ^b  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; POLICY REFORM; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOCIAL POLICY; TAX SYSTEM;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ARTICLE; CHINA; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRUNKEN DRIVING; GOVERNMENT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LAW; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE; SOCIAL MARKETING; TAX; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

CHINA;

EID: 84877035473     PISSN: 00429686     EISSN: 15640604     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2471/BLT.12.107318     Document Type: Article

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