title: Trends in consumption of alcoholic beverages and policy interventions in Europe: an uncertainty "associated" perspective.
abstract: Having qualitatively investigated, both the temporal curves of alcoholic beverage consumption trends and the introduction of preventive alcohol policy measures in six European countries during the 1960s-2000s, drinking control policy measures often appeared to operate as co-factors of change, while during some periods of time they were not even present even if effective consumption changes were occurring. Study limitations are noted.
authors.affiliation: Tuscany Regional Health Agency , Firenze , Italy.
authors.forename: Allaman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Allamani
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Olimpi
authors.forename: Pasquale
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pepe
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Cipriani
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005387:Finland / Q000453:epidemiology; D006291:Health Policy; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D009664:Norway / Q000453:epidemiology; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D015397:Program Evaluation; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013557:Switzerland / Q000453:epidemiology; D035501:Uncertainty
keywords: alcoholic beverage preventive policy measures; consumption curve; long alcohol waves; qualitative method; time lag