title: A systematic review of the influence on alcohol use of community level availability and marketing of alcohol.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Exposure to a high number of alcohol outlets and adverts within a community may lead to higher alcohol use by local residents. The aim of this systematic review was to explore evidence on the influence on alcohol use of community level availability and marketing of alcohol.
  
  
  RESULTS
  26 studies met the eligibility criteria. While the findings were not conclusive, there was some indication that higher outlet density and greater exposure to advertising in a local community may be associated with an increase in alcohol use, particularly among adolescents.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This review disentangled the existing evidence on the overall relationships between availability, marketing and alcohol use at a community level. Further studies are required to better understand the influence of these factors on alcohol use.
authors.affiliation: London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, 15-17 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9SH, UK. anna.bryden@nhs.net
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bryden
authors.forename: Bayard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Roberts
authors.forename: Martin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McKee
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Petticrew
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000329:Advertising; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000434:Alcoholic Beverages / Q000600:supply & distribution*; D003132:Commerce; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D006113:United Kingdom; D055815:Young Adult