Implications of Cochrane Review on restricting or banning alcohol advertising in South Africa

South African Medical Journal

Volumn 105, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 80-81

  Parry, Charles ^a,b   Pienaar, David ^c   Ataguba, John ^d   Volmink, Jimmy ^a,b   Kredo, Tamara ^a   Jere, Mlenga ^e   Siegfried, Nandi ^a,d,f  

^a SOUTH AFRICAN MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

^c WESTERN CAPE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^f UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOL ADVERTIZING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; LETTER; POLICY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SOUTH AFRICA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EPIDEMIOLOGY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; PREVALENCE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PROCEDURES; PUBLICATION;

ADVERTISING AS TOPIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; HUMANS; INTERRUPTED TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; PERIODICALS AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 84928243891     PISSN: 02569574     EISSN: 20785135     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7196/SAMJ.9260     Document Type: Letter

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