The impact of alcohol consumption on occupational attainment in England

Economica

Volumn 68, Issue 271, 2001, Pages 427-453

  Macdonald, Ziggy ^a   Shields, Michael A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; OCCUPATION;

EID: 0034845082     PISSN: 00130427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1468-0335.00254     Document Type: Article

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