Liquor licensing or confounding events? Further questions about the interpretations of Menéndez et al. (2015)

Addiction

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 745-746

  Humphreys, David K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evaluation; Evidence; Internal validity; Liquor licensing

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LICENSING; NEW SOUTH WALES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VIOLENCE;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; LICENSURE; NEW SOUTH WALES; VIOLENCE;

EID: 84961189133     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13205     Document Type: Letter

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