Local policies to tackle a national problem: Comparative qualitative case studies of an English local authority alcohol availability intervention

Health and Place

Volumn 41, Issue , 2016, Pages 11-18

  Egan, Matt ^a   Brennan, Alan ^b   Buykx, Penny ^b   De Vocht, Frank ^c   Gavens, Lucy ^b   Grace, Daniel ^a   Halliday, Emma ^d   Hickman, Matthew ^c   Holt, Vivien ^d   Mooney, John D ^b   Lock, Karen ^a  

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

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^d LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Case study; Neighbourhood environment; Public health

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; NEIGHBORHOOD; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ARTICLE; CASE STUDY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONTROL; GOVERNMENT REGULATION; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; ENGLAND; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; INTERVIEW; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; LICENSING; MANAGEMENT; ORGANIZATION; SOCIAL CONTROL;

UNITED KINGDOM;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; COMMERCE; ENGLAND; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; LICENSURE; LOCAL GOVERNMENT; ORGANIZATIONAL CASE STUDIES; ORGANIZATIONAL OBJECTIVES; POLICY MAKING; SOCIAL CONTROL POLICIES;

EID: 84978252415     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2016.06.007     Document Type: Article

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