Does industry self-regulation protect young people from exposure to alcohol marketing? A review of compliance and complaint studies

Addiction

Volumn 112, Issue , 2017, Pages 51-56

  Noel, Jonathan K ^a   Babor, Thomas F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Advertising; alcohol; alcohol industry; compliance; marketing; self regulation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; FOOD INDUSTRY; HUMAN; LEGISLATION AND JURISPRUDENCE; MARKETING; PROCEDURES; PROFESSIONAL PRACTICE; PROTOCOL COMPLIANCE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; FOOD INDUSTRY; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; MARKETING; PROFESSIONAL AUTONOMY;

EID: 84995873426     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/add.13432     Document Type: Review

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