TY - JOUR PY - 2016// TI - Minimum legal drinking age in the Chilean context JO - Revista Medica de Chile A1 - Ramirez, Jorge A1 - Heller, Nereida SP - 108 EP - 115 VL - 144 IS - 1 N2 - Alcohol consumption is harmful to minors. One of the most widely accepted measures for the prevention of harm associated with alcohol consumption for young people is to establish a minimum legal drinking age. This document presents the evidence available on this policy, offers a condensed analysis of its characteristics in the United States of America, describes current consumption patterns of Chilean youth, and proposes concrete solutions to be implemented.

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LA - es SN - 0034-9887 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.4067/S0034-98872016000100014 ID - ref1 ER -