South Africa’s COVID-19 Alcohol Sales Ban: The Potential for Better Policy-Making

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  • Helen Walls Faculty of Public Health and Policy, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
  • Leslie London School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Richard Matzopoulos School of Public Health & Family Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Sarah Cook Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, London, UK
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volume 9  issue 11

pages  486- 487

publication date 2020-11-01

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