A prospective study of alcohol consumption rates of first-year Australian police officers

Policing: An International Journal of Police Strategies & Management

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 206-220

  Rallings, Mark ^a   Martin, Peter ^b   Davey, Jeremy ^c  

^a Independent Practice   (Australia)

^b Queensland Police Service   (Australia)

^c School of Civil and Environmental Engineering   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alcoholic drinks; Australia; Behaviour; Police

Indexed keywords

EID: 21544442040     PISSN: 1363951X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/13639510510597861     Document Type: Article

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