Abstaining from alcohol and labour market underperformance - Have we forgotten the 'dry' alcoholics?

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 41, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 574-579

  Johansson, Edvard ^a   Alho, Hannu ^b,c   Kiiskinen, Urpo ^b   Poikolainen, Kari ^b,d  

^a Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

^b NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^d Finnish Foundation for Alcohol Studies   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EMPLOYMENT; FINLAND; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; WORKING TIME;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TEMPERANCE;

EID: 33748808668     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agl051     Document Type: Article

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