International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 302-305 , July 2010

Warning labels on alcohol containers as a source of information on alcohol consumption in pregnancy among New Zealand women

  • Sherly M. Parackal

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Asian Health Research and Evaluation (CAHRE), Social and Community Health, School of Population Health, University of Auckland, Pvt Bag 92019, Auckland 1142, New Zealand
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +64 9 373 7599x82355; fax: +64 9 303 5932.
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  • Mathew K. Parackal

      Affiliations

    • Department of Marketing, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand
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  • John A. Harraway

      Affiliations

    • Department of Mathematics and Statistics, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand

Received 27 July 2009 ,Revised 11 October 2009 ,Accepted 17 October 2009.

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PII: S0955-3959(09)00132-7

doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2009.10.006

International Journal of Drug Policy
Volume 21, Issue 4 , Pages 302-305 , July 2010

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