Time has come for mandatory unit labelling

doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7339.738/a

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Phil J Webster-Harrison, general practitioner (pjwh@globalnet.co.uk),
Andy G Barton, coordinator

Port View Surgery, Saltash PL12 4BU
Plymouth and South Devon Research and Development Support Unit, Plymouth Postgraduate Medical School, Plymouth PL6 8BX

EDITOR—The editorial by Ferner and Chambers illustrated both the difficulties inherent in calculating the number of units consumed and the dangers in excess alcohol consumption.1 So what should we do? Australia's commonsense and research based approach was …