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Alcohol policy measures and the consumption of alcoholic beverages in Finland, 1950 - 1975. 1981

E Osterberg

The relationship between changes in alcohol policy measures and alcohol consumption is discussed on the basis of experiences in Finland during the period 1950 - 1975. Our examples of the effects of changes in alcohol policy measures on the consumption of alcohol show that these changes clearly affect the level of alcohol consumption. Alcohol policy measures which have visible short-term effects on consumption also frequently have long-term effects which are not revealed by consumption statistics. Changes in control measures clearly mould the structure of alcohol consumption by beverage class. When using the structure of the consumption as an indicator of drinking patterns one should, therefore, first examine if changes in the beverage structure are reflections of changing alcohol policy measures and the extent to which this happens.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D011640	Public Policy	A course or method of action selected, usually by a government, from among alternatives to guide and determine present and future decisions.	Social Policy,Affirmative Action,Migration Policy,Population Policy,Social Protection,Action, Affirmative,Migration Policies,Policies, Migration,Policies, Population,Policies, Public,Policies, Social,Policy, Migration,Policy, Population,Policy, Public,Policy, Social,Population Policies,Protection, Social,Public Policies,Social Policies
D005387	Finland	A country in northern Europe, bordering the Baltic Sea, Gulf of Bothnia, and Gulf of Finland, between Sweden and Russia. The capital is Helsinki.	Aland Islands,Åland Islands
D006801	Humans	Members of the species Homo sapiens.	Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000428	Alcohol Drinking	Behaviors associated with the ingesting of ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES, including social drinking.	Alcohol Consumption,Alcohol Intake,Drinking, Alcohol,Alcohol Drinking Habits,Alcohol Drinking Habit,Alcohol Intakes,Consumption, Alcohol,Drinking Habit, Alcohol,Habit, Alcohol Drinking,Habits, Alcohol Drinking,Intake, Alcohol
D001515	Beer	An alcoholic beverage usually made from malted cereal grain (as barley), flavored with hops, and brewed by slow fermentation.	Beers
D013997	Time Factors	Elements of limited time intervals, contributing to particular results or situations.	Time Series,Factor, Time,Time Factor
D014920	Wine	Fermented juice of fresh grapes or of other fruit or plant products used as a beverage.	Wines