Evidence of reducing ethanol content in beverages to reduce harmful use of alcohol

The Lancet Gastroenterology and Hepatology

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 78-83

  Rehm, Jürgen ^a,b,c   Lachenmeier, Dirk W ^c,d   Llopis, Eva Jané ^a   Imtiaz, Sameer ^a,b   Anderson, Peter ^a,e,f  

^a CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

^d Chemisches und Veterinaruntersuchungsamt CVUA Karlsruhe   (Germany)

^e NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^f MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; ALCOHOLISM; BEER; GASTROINTESTINAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; NATIONAL HEALTH ORGANIZATION; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FOOD INDUSTRY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH CARE POLICY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; ETHANOL; FOOD INDUSTRY; HARM REDUCTION; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS;

EID: 84992575069     PISSN: 24681253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S2468-1253(16)30013-9     Document Type: Note

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