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Epidemiological Research

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• Luangsinsiri, C., Thavorncharoensap, M., Chaikledkaew, U., Pattanaprateep, O., Sornpaisarn, B., & Rehm, J. (2024). Lifetime costs of alcohol consumption in Thailand: protocol for an incidence-based cost-of-illness study using Markov model. BMJ open, 14(4), e079829. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2023-079829 

• Luangsinsiri, C., Youngkong, S., Chaikledkaew, U., Pattanaprateep, O., & Thavorncharoensap, M. (2023). Economic costs of alcohol consumption in Thailand, 2021. Global health research and policy, 8(1), 51. https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-023-00335-w 

• Manthey, J., Hassan, S.A., Carr, S. et al. (2021) What are the Economic Costs to Society Attributable to Alcohol Use? A Systematic Review and Modelling Study. PharmacoEconomics 39, 809–822. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40273-021-01031-8 

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• Jyani, G., Prinja, S., Ambekar, A., Bahuguna, P., & Kumar, R. (2019). Health impact and economic burden of alcohol consumption in India. The International Journal on Drug Policy, 69, 34–42. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2019.04.005 

• Yu J, Dong D, Sumerlin TS, Kim JH. (2023). Feasibility of introducing effective alcohol harms reduction strategies in a low regulation region: A qualitative study from Hong Kong. Health Policy, 138, 104920. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthpol.2023.104920 

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• Amul GGH and Etter JF. (2022). Comparing Tobacco and Alcohol Policies From a Health Systems Perspective: The Cases of the Philippines and Singapore. International Journal of Public Health 67:1605050 https://doi.org/10.3389/ijph.2022.1605050  

• Hoe C, Weiger C, & Cohen JE. (2022). Understanding why collective action resulted in greater advances for tobacco control as compared to alcohol control during the Philippines’ Sin Tax Reform: A qualitative study. BMJ Open, 12(5). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-054060 

• Casswell, S. (2022). Development of Alcohol Control Policy in Vietnam: Transnational Corporate Interests at the Policy Table, Global Public Health Largely Absent. International Journal of Health Policy and Management, 11(12), 3032-3039. https://doi.org/10.34172/ijhpm.2022.6625

• Athauda L, Peiris-John R, McCool J, Wickremasinghe R, & Ameratunga S. (2022). The alcohol marketing policy environment and adolescent drinking in Sri Lanka: A qualitative exploration of stakeholder perspectives. World Medical & Health Policy, 14(3), 544-559. https://doi.org/10.1002/wmh3.471 

• Liu S, Huang F, Zhu X, Zhou S, Si X, Zhao Y, Liu Y, Zhang X, Casswell S. (2021). China’s Changing Alcohol Market and Need for an Enhanced Policy Response: A Narrative Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19(10), 5866. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19105866   

• Martin R. (2022). The Romanticism of Alcoholic Beverage Regulation in Indonesia: Evidence of Legal Uncertainty. Sriwijaya Law Review 6(2): 336-249. http://repository.unida.ac.id/2060/ 

• Amul GGH. (2020). Alcohol Advertising, Promotion, and Sponsorship: A Review of Regulatory Policies in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs 81(6): 697-709. https://doi.org/10.15288/jsad.2020.81.697 [Please reach out to the author for access to the full-text]

• Sornpaisarn B, Rehm J. (2020). Strategies used to initiate the first alcohol control law in Thailand: Lessons learned for other low- and middle-income countries. International Journal of Drug Policy 86: 102975. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.drugpo.2020.102975 

• Markchang, K., Chaiyasong, S., Trairatananusorn, R., & Pitayarangsarit, S. (2019). Alcohol Legislation and Policy in CLMV Countries. International Health Policy Program, 13(1), 23-33. https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kamolphat-Markchang/publication/333972314_Alcohol_Legislation_and_Policy_in_CLMV_Countries/links/5d105b62a6fdcc2462a030e4/Alcohol-Legislation-and-Policy-in-CLMV-Countries.pdf 

• Kaewpramkusol R, Senior K, Nanthamongkolchai S, & Chenhall R. (2018). A qualitative exploration of the Thai alcohol policy in regulating alcohol industry's marketing strategies and commercial activities. Drug and Alcohol Review, 38(1), 25-33. https://doi.org/10.1111/dar.12885 

• Jiang, H., Xiang, X., Hao, W. et al.  (2018). Measuring and preventing alcohol use and related harm among young people in Asian countries: a thematic review. Glob Health Res Policy 3, 14  https://doi.org/10.1186/s41256-018-0070-2 

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• Amul GGH and Etter JF. (2023). Examining the power of the alcohol and tobacco industries in policymaking: Lessons and challenges for the Philippines and Singapore. International Journal of Alcohol and Drug Research, 1-15. https://doi.org/10.7895/ijadr.417 

• Chambers P. Nuangjamnong N. (2023). Beer in East Asia: A Political Economy. Taylor and Francis.  

• Padalhin N, Villena MF. (2020). Protecting road safety in the Philippines from alcohol industry interference. UP CIDS Policy Brief 2020-03. https://cids.up.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/UP-CIDS-Policy-Brief-2020-03.pdf 

• Robaina, K; Babor, T; Pinksy, I; and Johns, P; (2020) The alcohol industry’s commercial and political activities in Latin America and the Caribbean: Implications for public health. NCD Alliance, Global Alcohol Policy Alliance, Healthy Latin America Coalition, and Healthy Caribbean Coalition. 

• Sornpaisarn B, Kaewmungkun C. (2014) Politics of alcohol taxation system in Thailand: behaviours of three major alcohol companies from 1992 to 2012. IJADR 3(3):210. https://ijadr.org/index.php/ijadr/article/view/155 

• Yoon S, Lam TH. (2012). The alcohol industry lobby and Hong Kong’s zero wine and beer tax policy. BMC Public Health 12, 717. https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2458-12-717 

• World Health Organization. (2024). Gender-responsive approaches to the acceptability, availability and affordability of alcohol. Snapshot series on alcohol policies and practice Brief 13.  https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240090125 

• World Health Organization (2023). A health promotion approach for reducing youth exposure to alcogenic environments. Snapshot series on alcohol policies and practice Brief 12. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240073296 

• World Health Organization (2023). A public health perspective on zero- and low-alcohol beverages. Snapshot series on alcohol control policies and practice Brief 10. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240072152 

• World Health Organization. (2022). Policy response to alcohol consumption and tobacco use during the COVID-19 pandemic in the WHO Southeast Asia Region: Preparedness for future pandemic events. Snapshot series on alcohol control policies and practice Brief 7. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240057043

• World Heart Federation. (2022). The Impact of Alcohol Consumption on Cardiovascular Health. Myths and Measures (Policy Brief). 

• World Health Organization. (2021). Population-wide interventions for reducing alcohol consumption: What does the per capita consumption indicator say? Snapshot series on alcohol control policies and practice Brief 5. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240044425 

• World Health Organization (2021). Addressing and managing conflicts of interest in alcohol control policies. Snapshot series on alcohol control policies and practice Brief 3. https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/9789240044487 

• World Health Organization. (2024). Global status report on alcohol and health and treatment of substance use disorders. 

• World Health Organization. (2023) Global report on the use of alcohol taxes.

• World Health Organization. (2022). Reducing the harm from alcohol by regulating cross-border alcohol marketing, advertising and promotion. 

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• World Health Organization. (2023) Reporting about alcohol: A guide for journalists. 

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