Perceptions on the role of evidence: An English alcohol policy case study

Evidence and Policy

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 93-112

  Toner, Paul ^a   Lloyd, Charlie ^a   Thom, Betsy ^b   MacGregor, Susanne ^c   Godfrey, Christine ^a   Herring, Rachel ^b   Tchilingirian, Jordan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b MIDDLESEX UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol policy; England; Evidence based policy; Evidence informed policy research evidence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894430733     PISSN: 17442648     EISSN: 17442656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1332/10.1332/174426514X13899745453819     Document Type: Article

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