Substance abuse and the uninsured worker in the United States

Journal of Public Health Policy

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 102-117

  Galvin, Deborah M ^b   Miller, Ted R ^a   Spicer, Rebecca S ^b   Waehrer, Geetha M ^b  

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

^b NONE

Author keywords

Access to care; Employment; Health insurance; Substance abuse; Treatment; Uninsured

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ECONOMICS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PATIENT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICALLY UNINSURED; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33947355402     PISSN: 01975897     EISSN: 1745655X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jphp.3200105     Document Type: Article

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