Vested Interests in Addiction Research and Policy: Is the alcohol industry delaying government action on alcohol health warning labels in Australia?

Addiction

Volumn 108, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 1889-1896

  Mathews, Rebecca ^a   Thorn, Michael ^a   Giorgi, Caterina ^a  

^a Foundation for Alcohol Research and Education   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol industry; Australian government; DrinkWise; Health warning labels; Public health; Self regulation; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; AUSTRALIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PACKAGING; POLITICS; PUBLIC HEALTH; ALCOHOL INDUSTRY; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT; DRINKWISE; HEALTH WARNING LABELS; LEGAL ASPECT; SELF-REGULATION; TOBACCO;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AUSTRALIA; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FOOD INDUSTRY; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; LOBBYING; PRODUCT LABELING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL INDUSTRY; AUSTRALIAN GOVERNMENT; DRINKWISE; HEALTH WARNING LABELS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SELF-REGULATION; TOBACCO;

EID: 84885415430     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12338     Document Type: Article

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