A cross-sectional study of alcohol drinking and health-related quality of life among male workers in Japan

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 496-503

  Saito, Isao ^a   Okamura, Tomonori ^b   Fukuhara, Shunichi ^c   Tanaka, Taichiro ^b   Suzukamo, Yoshimi ^c   Okayama, Akira ^d   Ueshima, Hirotsugu ^b  

^a NARA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHIGA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCE   (Japan)

^c KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d Department of Preventive Cardiology

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; Epidemiology; Health related quality of life; SF 36; Subjective health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CANCER; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMOTIONALITY; EXERCISE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HYPERLIPIDEMIA; HYPERTENSION; JAPAN; JOB STRESS; MALE; MARRIAGE; MENTAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SELF REPORT; SHORT FORM 36; SMOKING; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; ODDS RATIO; QUALITY OF LIFE;

EID: 32044433280     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: 13419145     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.47.496     Document Type: Article

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