Potential Impact of Minimum Unit Pricing for Alcohol in Ireland: Evidence from the National Alcohol Diary Survey.
Aim: One of the main provisions of the Irish Public Health (Alcohol) Bill is the introduction of a minimum unit price (MUP) for alcohol in Ireland, set at €1.00/standard drink. We sought to identify who will be most affected by the introduction of a MUP, examining the relationship between harmful al...
| Publicado en: | Alcohol & Alcoholism. Supplement Vol. 51; no. 6; pp. 734 - 741 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Nov2016
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