Crunch time for the government on alcohol pricing in England: backtracking on the minimum unit price pledge would be a public health disaster.

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  • Gabriel Scally
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عنوان ژورنال:
  • BMJ

دوره 346  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2013