Does legislation to prevent alcohol sales to drunk individuals work? Measuring the propensity for night-time sales to drunks in a UK city

Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health

Volumn 68, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 453-456

  Hughes, Karen ^a   Bellis, Mark A ^a,b   Leckenby, Nicola ^a   Quigg, Zara ^a   Hardcastle, Katherine ^a   Sharples, Olivia ^a   Llewellyn, David J ^a  

^a LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DRINKING; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH POLICY; HEALTH SERVICES; LEGISLATION; POLICY ANALYSIS; YOUNG POPULATION;

ENGLAND; UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ECONOMICS; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MALE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; SUPPLY AND DISTRIBUTION;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; COMMERCE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 84899472698     PISSN: 0143005X     EISSN: 14702738     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/jech-2013-203287     Document Type: Article

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