Potential benefits of minimum unit pricing for alcohol versus a ban on below cost selling in England 2014: Modelling study

BMJ (Online)

Volumn 349, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Brennan, Alan ^a,b   Meng, Yang ^a   Holmes, John ^a   Hill McManus, Daniel ^a   Meier, Petra S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health Economics and Decision Modelling ^*  (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL CONTROL POLICY; ARTICLE; CONSUMER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DEATH; DISEASES; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; MALE; MARKET; MARKETING; POLICY; QUALITY ADJUSTED LIFE YEAR; TAX; UNITED KINGDOM; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ECONOMICS; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; ENGLAND; HUMANS; MODELS, ECONOMIC; TAXES;

EID: 84907546497     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: 17561833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.g5452     Document Type: Article

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