Organizational characteristics related to the adoption of employee assistance and drug testing programs in Canada

Canadian Journal of Community Mental Health

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 159-171

  Macdonald, Scott ^a   Csiernik, Richard ^b   Durand, Pierre ^c   Rylett, Margaret ^d   Wild, T Cameron ^e   Lloyd, Sari ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^d CENTRE FOR ADDICTION AND MENTAL HEALTH   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG SCREENING; EMPLOYEE; HEALTH PROGRAM; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MANAGEMENT STYLE; MANAGER; MINORITY GROUP; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; QUESTIONNAIRE; TRADE UNION; UNITED STATES; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 54349090367     PISSN: 07133936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7870/cjcmh-2006-0019     Document Type: Article

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