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Published online 21 December 2005 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news051219-13
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Relaxed drink laws open opportunities for study
Researchers use Britain's more liberal licensing to study public health.
Researchers are using the change in Britain's licensing laws to see how the policy will affect drinking habits and public health.
This November, in pubs across England and Wales, many customers found they were no longer shunted onto the street shortly after closing time at 11 pm.
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