How might the alcohol minimum unit pricing (mup) impact upon local off-sales shops and the communities which they serve?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 96-102

  Forsyth, Alasdair J M ^a   Ellaway, Anne ^b   Davidson, Neil ^c  

^a GLASGOW CALEDONIAN UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COMMERCE; COSTS AND COST ANALYSIS; HUMANS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84894085641     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt175     Document Type: Article

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