Estimated impacts of alternative Australian alcohol taxation structures on consumption, public health and government revenues

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 199, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 619-622

  Doran, Christopher M ^a,b   Byrnes, Joshua M ^c   Cobiac, Linda J ^d   Vandenberg, Brian ^e   Vos, Theo ^d,f  

^a HUNTER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^b EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^e CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DISABILITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; ECONOMIC ASPECT; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE CONCEPTS; HEALTH CARE COST; PUBLIC HEALTH; TAX;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; AUSTRALIA; FEDERAL GOVERNMENT; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; QUALITY-ADJUSTED LIFE YEARS; TAXES; WINE;

EID: 84887400060     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja13.10605     Document Type: Article

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