Employer costs of alcohol-involved injuries

American Journal of Industrial Medicine

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 136-142

  Zaloshnja, Eduard ^a   Miller, Ted R ^a   Hendrie, Delia ^b   Galvin, Deborah ^c  

^a PACIFIC INSTITUTE FOR RESEARCH AND EVALUATION   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c Center for Substance Abuse Prevention   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Benefit eligible dependents; Cost; Fringe benefits; Occupational injury

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST; EMPLOYER; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MEDICAL LEAVE; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COST OF ILLNESS; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33847702532     PISSN: 02713586     EISSN: 10970274     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ajim.20425     Document Type: Article

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