Substance-use problems: Are uninsured workers at greater risk?

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 69, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 915-923

  Waehrer, Geetha M ^a   Zaloshnja, Eduard ^a   Miller, Ted ^a   Galvin, Deborah ^a,b  

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

^b SUBSTANCE ABUSE AND MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES ADMINISTRATION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG DEPENDENCE; DRUG DEPENDENCE TREATMENT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INCOME; JOB CHARACTERISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; WORKER; WORKMAN COMPENSATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 57549113669     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2008.69.915     Document Type: Article

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