Work-place screening of mine employees using the alcohol use disorders identification test (AUDIT) and alcohol breathalyzation

Drug and Alcohol Review

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 357-363

  Lennings, C J ^a,b   Feeney, G F ^a   Sheehan, M ^c   McD Young, R ^c   McPherson, A ^a   Tucker, J ^a  

^a PRINCESS ALEXANDRA HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcohol use; AUDIT; Work place screening

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031322446     PISSN: 09595236     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09595239700186741     Document Type: Article

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