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. 2017 Jun;17(2):145-147.
doi: 10.1016/j.jebdp.2017.04.002. Epub 2017 Apr 14.

Taxing Sugary Beverages Reduces Their Purchase, Especially Among Poor Households

Astha Singhal, Shilpi Joshi
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Taxing Sugary Beverages Reduces Their Purchase, Especially Among Poor Households

Astha Singhal et al. J Evid Based Dent Pract. 2017 Jun.

Abstract

Article title and bibliographic information: Beverage purchases from stores in Mexico under the excise tax on sugar sweetened beverages: observational study. Colchera MA, Popkin BM, Rivera JA, Ng SW. Br Med J 2016;352:h6704.

Source of funding: Bloomberg Philanthropies, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, Instituto Nacional de Salud Pública and Carolina Population Center.

Type of study/design: Observational study.

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