Changes in Australian attitudes to alcohol policy: 1995-2010

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 227-234

  Callinan, Sarah ^a,b   Room, Robin ^a,c,d   Livingston, Michael ^a,e  

^a Centre for Drug Policy Research   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol policy; Attitude; National drug strategy household survey; Public opinion

Indexed keywords

ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PUBLIC OPINION; TRENDS;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTITUDE; AUSTRALIA; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; PUBLIC OPINION;

EID: 84899494492     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: 14653362     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/dar.12106     Document Type: Article

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