Screening older, blue-collar workers for drinking problems: An assessment of the efficacy of the drinking problems index

Journal of Occupational Health Psychology

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 119-134

  Bamberger, Peter A ^a,b   Sonnenstuhl, William J ^b   Vashdi, Dana ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

^b and History   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol screening; Blue collar workers and drinking; Drinking Problems Index; Problem drinking among older workers

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOLISM; BLUE COLLAR WORKER; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRINKING PROBLEMS INDEX; EMPLOYEE; ETHNIC GROUP; FAMILY RELATION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETIREMENT; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; COMORBIDITY; EMPLOYMENT; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LABOR UNIONS; MASS SCREENING; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGY, INDUSTRIAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; QUESTIONNAIRES; ROC CURVE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33747742388     PISSN: 10768998     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1076-8998.11.1.119     Document Type: Review

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