Effectiveness and benefit-cost of peer-based workplace substance abuse prevention coupled with random testing

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 39, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 565-573

  Miller, Ted R ^a   Zaloshnja, Eduard ^a   Spicer, Rebecca S ^a  

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

Author keywords

Benefit cost; Injury; Occupational; Substance abuse; Testing

Indexed keywords

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; COST EFFECTIVENESS; JOB ANALYSIS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; SOCIAL ASPECTS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS;

ALCOHOL TESTING; BENEFIT COSTS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TRANSPORTATION COMPANIES;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HUMAN; INJURY; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL ACCIDENT; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE; PEER GROUP; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ADULT; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMPLOYER HEALTH COSTS; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; PEER GROUP; PROGRAM EVALUATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; WORKPLACE; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 34247529032     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2006.10.001     Document Type: Article

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