Impact of minimum price per unit of alcohol on patients with liver disease in the UK

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 396-403

  Sheron, Nick ^a   Chilcott, Fern ^a   Matthews, Laura ^a   Challoner, Ben ^a   Thomas, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol policy; Cirrhosis; Liver; Minimum unit price

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEER; CIDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; DRINKING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INCOME; LIVER DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTOR; UNITED KINGDOM; WINE;

ALCOHOL; ALCOHOL POLICY; CIRRHOSIS; LIVER; MINIMUM UNIT PRICE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS, ALCOHOLIC; LIVER DISEASES, ALCOHOLIC; MALE;

EID: 84905094091     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.14-4-396     Document Type: Article

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