The relationship between heavy alcohol use and work productivity loss in active duty military personnel: A secondary analysis of the 1995 Department of Defense Worldwide Survey

Military Medicine

Volumn 165, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 355-361

  Fisher, Carol A ^a   Hoffman, Kenneth J ^a   Austin Lane, Joy ^a   Kao, Tzu Cheg ^a  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BEER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MILITARY SERVICE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SELF REPORT; SOLDIER; WINE; WORKING TIME;

EID: 0034107089     PISSN: 00264075     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/milmed/165.5.355     Document Type: Article

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