Sugar-sweetened beverage tax: The inconvenient truths

Public Health Nutrition

Volumn 20, Issue 18, 2017, Pages 3225-3227

  Backholer, Kathryn ^a,b   Martin, Jane ^c  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEVERAGE; ECONOMICS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HUMAN; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; SUGAR INTAKE; TAX;

BEVERAGES; DIETARY SUGARS; FOOD INDUSTRY; HEALTH POLICY; HUMANS; INTERNATIONALITY; TAXES;

EID: 85041288464     PISSN: 13689800     EISSN: 14752727     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1368980017003330     Document Type: Note

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