PRIZE FOR BOOK ON ALCOHOL AND PUBLIC POLICY

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AddictionVolume 100, Issue 3 p. 418-418 Free Access PRIZE FOR BOOK ON ALCOHOL AND PUBLIC POLICY First published: 12 October 2005 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01060_1.xAboutSectionsPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share full-text version of article.I have read and accept the Wiley Online Library Terms and Conditions of UseShareable LinkUse the link below to share a full-text version of this article with your friends and colleagues. Learn more.Copy URL Share a linkShare onFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditWechat The book, Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity, has won first prize in the public health category of the British Medical Association's medical book awards for 2004. To quote the BMA's citation, the book is the third in a series of authoritative reviews written by acknowledged experts in the field of alcohol policy. The book was put together by an international group of authors, the Alcohol and Public Policy Group. To date, it has sold more than 1700 copies. It has been translated into German and Portuguese (translations into Swedish and Spanish are in course of preparation). Several book chapters and summaries have been published in English and a summary has been made in Norwegian. The book has been taken up as a source reference for policy recommendations and initiatives at WHO headquarters and regional offices, and has been the subject of legislative seminars and policy conferences throughout Europe and in Australia. The BMA book awards, now in their tenth year, are intended ‘to encourage and to reward excellence in medical publishing’. Prizes are given in a number of medical categories. Of the 524 books submitted by medical and scientific publishers, 39 were reviewed in the public health category, and were judged in terms of accuracy, currency, originality, production quality and whether the book meets the needs of its audience. The BMA's reviewer praised Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity for being ‘extremely clearly written’ and ‘seamlessly integrated’ despite its 16 authors. References Babor, T., Caetano, R., Casswell, S., Edwards, G., Giesbrecht, N., Graham, K., Grube, J., Grunewald, P., Hill, L., Holder, H., Homel, R., Osterberg, E., Rehm, J., Room, R. & Rossow, I.(2003) Alcohol: No Ordinary Commodity—Research and Public Policy. Oxford and New York: Oxford University Press. Volume100, Issue3March 2005Pages 418-418 ReferencesRelatedInformation