Predictors of psychostimulant use by long-distance truck drivers

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 166, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1320-1326

  Williamson, Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Central nervous system stimulants; Fatigue; Motor vehicles; Salaries and fringe benefits; Substance related disorders

Indexed keywords

PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

DRUG USER; FATIGUE; HEALTH AND SAFETY; HEALTH SURVEY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRUCKING;

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRIVER; DRIVING ABILITY; DRUG EFFECT; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY;

ACCIDENTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AUSTRALIA; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SALARIES AND FRINGE BENEFITS; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 36249027592     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: 14766256     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwm205     Document Type: Article

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