Impact on alcohol purchasing of a ban on multi-buy promotions: A quasi-experimental evaluation comparing Scotland with England and Wales

Addiction

Volumn 109, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 558-567

  Nakamura, Ryota ^a,b,c   Suhrcke, Marc ^a,b   Pechey, Rachel ^a   Morciano, Marcello ^b,d   Roland, Martin ^a   Marteau, Theresa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF EAST ANGLIA   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Alcohol purchasing; Difference in differences analyses; Price promotions; Regulation; Scottish ban on multi buys

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; FAMILY SIZE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; ENGLAND; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; SCOTLAND; WALES;

EID: 84896692346     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.12419     Document Type: Article

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