Alcohol - Health effects, working environment and prevention

Acta Dermatovenerologica Croatica

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 117-131

  Žuškin, Eugenija ^a   Lipozenčić, Jasna ^b   Jukić, Vlado ^c   Matošić, Ana ^d   Mustajbegović, Jadranka ^a   Turčić, Nada ^e   Schachter, E Neil ^f   Milošević, Milan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZAGREB   (Croatia)

^c Psychiatric Hospital Vrap e   (Croatia)

^d SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Croatia)

^e Pension and Disability Insurance Fund   (Croatia)

^f MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Health effects; Prevention; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ALLERGIC REACTION; BODY REGIONS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DRUNKENNESS; HEALTH SERVICE; HISTORICAL RESEARCH; HUMAN; NEUROPHYSIOLOGY; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SKIN MANIFESTATION; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLISM; ART; HUMANS; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 33746148617     PISSN: 1330027X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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