Trends in alcohol consumption and drinking patterns: sociological and economic explanations and alcohol policies
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When we aim to explain variation between countries in the prevalence of alcohol-related harm, what are the factors that matter? The favourite explanatory factor has been per capita alcohol consumption (e.g. Edwards et al. 1994), but more and more voices are heard to insist that drinking patterns could matter more than the mere level of consumption (e.g. Rehm 1999). Beyond this basic dispute, a number of others lurk behind and require attention. What can actually be known about changes in alcohol consumption and variation therein between countries? How exactly can we establish the level of alcohol consumption, JUSSI SIMPURA
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Nordic Studies on Alcohol and Drugs
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