Caution! Warning Labels About Alcohol and Pregnancy: Unintended Consequences and Questionable Effectiveness

American Journal of Bioethics

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 18-20

  Bell, Emily ^a   Zizzo, Natalie ^a   Racine, Eric ^a  

^a CLIN RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF MONTREAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE EFFECTS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; DECISION MAKING; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ETHICS; FOOD PACKAGING; HUMAN; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; DECISION MAKING; FOOD LABELING; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PERSONAL AUTONOMY; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84938384271     PISSN: 15265161     EISSN: 15360075     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15265161.2014.998376     Document Type: Article

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