Taxes and Subsidies for Improving Diet and Population Health in Australia: A Cost-Effectiveness Modelling Study.
<h4>Background</h4>An increasing number of countries are implementing taxes on unhealthy foods and drinks to address the growing burden of dietary-related disease, but the cost-effectiveness of combining taxes on unhealthy foods and subsidies on healthy foods is not well understood.<h...
Main Authors: | Linda J Cobiac, King Tam, Lennert Veerman, Tony Blakely |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2017-02-01
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Series: | PLoS Medicine |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1002232 |
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