Burden of alcohol use in the Uganda Police in Kampala District

African Health Sciences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 14-20

  Ovuga, Emilio ^a   Madrama, Charles ^b  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b Nsambya Police Clinic   (Uganda)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BODY BURDEN; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; JOB SATISFACTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; POLICE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUALITY OF WORKING LIFE; RECREATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SAMPLE; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; UGANDA;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; COST OF ILLNESS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; MALE; POLICE; QUESTIONNAIRES; UGANDA;

EID: 33747305139     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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