Screening for high-risk and elevated alcohol consumption in day and shift workers by use of the AUDIT and CDT

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 53, Issue 8, 2003, Pages 518-526

  Hermansson, Ulric ^a   Knutsson, Anders ^b,e   Brandt, Lena ^a   Huss, Anders ^c   Rönnberg, Sten ^d   Helander, Anders ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c Occupational Health Service Department   (Sweden)

^d STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e MID SWEDEN UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AUDIT; CDT; GGT; Shift work; Work schedules

Indexed keywords

GAMMA GLUTAMYLTRANSFERASE; TRANSFERRIN;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYEE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METHODOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCREENING; SHIFT WORKER; SWEDEN; VOLUNTEER; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; ODDS RATIO; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 0346252435     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqg104     Document Type: Article

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