title: Linking science to policy. The role of international collaborative research.
abstract: This article traces the modern history of alcohol policy research on an international level, focusing on cross-national collaborative studies, a recent phenomenon that has dramatically increased our scientific understanding of how alcohol-related problems can be prevented or reduced through organized action by governments and public health organizations. The studies reviewed here show that during the past 25 years, a small but growing cadre of alcohol research professionals has used a problem-focused, integrative research approach to more closely align alcohol research with public policy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine and Health Care, University of Connecticut School of Medicine, Farmington, Connecticut, USA.
authors.forename: Thomas F
authors.initials: TF
authors.lastname: Babor
mesh_terms: D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000628:therapy / Q000639:trends; D003906:Developing Countries; D005060:Europe; D006801:Humans; D007391:International Cooperation; D011320:Primary Health Care / Q000592:standards; D016730:Program Development; D011634:Public Health / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D011635:Public Health Administration; D011640:Public Policy; D012106:Research; D014481:United States; D014944:World Health Organization