Alcohol consumption and incidence of workers' compensation claims: A 5-year prospective study of urban transit operators

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1388-1394

  Ragland, David R ^a   Krause, Niklas ^a   Greiner, Birgit A ^a   Holman, Barbara L ^a   Fisher, June M ^b   Cunradi, Carol B ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c PREVENTION RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Alcohol Consumption; Injury; Occupational; Workers' Compensation Claims

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; FEMALE; HANGOVER; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; JOB PERFORMANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCORING SYSTEM; STRESS; WORKMAN COMPENSATION;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONS; PROPORTIONAL HAZARDS MODELS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SAN FRANCISCO; URBAN HEALTH; WORKERS' COMPENSATION;

EID: 0036738327     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-200209000-00012     Document Type: Article

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