The reliability of personal alcohol consumption estimates in a working population

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 322-325

  Wynn, P A ^a  

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Author keywords

Alcohol; Consumption and occupation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0033853556     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/50.5.322     Document Type: Article

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