Work organization and drinking: An epidemiological comparison of two psychosocial work exposure models

International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 82, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 305-317

  Gimeno, David ^a,b   Amick III, Benjamin C ^b   Barrientos Gutiérrez, Tonatiuh ^b,c,d   Mangione, Thomas W ^e  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE FOR WORK AND HEALTH   (Canada)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE SALUD PÚBLICA   (Mexico)

^e JOHN SNOW INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Drinking; Job alienation; Job strain; Job stress; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; EMPLOYMENT; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE; WORKLOAD; WORKPLACE;

EID: 59149103295     PISSN: 03400131     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00420-008-0335-z     Document Type: Article

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