Health information on alcoholic beverage containers: Has the alcohol industry's pledge in England to improve labelling been met?

Addiction

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 51-55

  Petticrew, Mark ^a   Douglas, Nick ^a   Knai, Cécile ^a   Durand, Mary Alison ^a   Eastmure, Elizabeth ^a   Mays, Nicholas ^a  

^a LONDON SCHOOL OF HYGIENE AND TROPICAL MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Evaluation; Labelling; Marketing; Public health policy; Public health responsibility deal

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ENGLAND; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MEDICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; PACKAGING; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ENGLAND; HEALTH INFORMATION EXCHANGE; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; PRODUCT LABELING; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 84951789041     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13094     Document Type: Article

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