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. 2021 Oct;116(10):2708-2709.
doi: 10.1111/add.15578. Epub 2021 Jun 3.

Commentary on Robinson et al.: England needs minimum pricing to tackle alcohol's hidden harms-Scotland's experience shows minimum unit pricing (MUP) on off-trade alcohol sales is effective

Ilora G Finlay  1 , Katherine Severi  2
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Commentary on Robinson et al.: England needs minimum pricing to tackle alcohol's hidden harms-Scotland's experience shows minimum unit pricing (MUP) on off-trade alcohol sales is effective

Ilora G Finlay et al. Addiction. 2021 Oct.
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Keywords: Alcohol; MUP; Scotland; minimum unit pricing; policy; tax.

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