Alcohol researchers should not accept funding from the alcohol industry: Perspectives from brief interventions research

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2016, Pages 537-540

  Andréasson, Sven ^a   McCambridge, Jim ^b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; ECONOMICS; ETHICS; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; ORGANIZATION; STANDARDS;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CONFLICT OF INTEREST; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMANS; RESEARCH SUPPORT AS TOPIC; SOCIETIES;

EID: 84976555750     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2016.77.537     Document Type: Editorial

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