Alcohol consumption and sickness absence: Evidence from microdata

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 19-22

  Johansson, Edvard ^a   Böckerman, Petri ^b   Uutela, Antti ^c  

^a Elinkeinoelaman Tutkimuslaitos   (Finland)

^b LABOUR INSTITUTE FOR ECONOMIC RESEARCH   (Finland)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Poisson models; Sickness absence

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; INDIVIDUAL LEVEL MICRODATA ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POISSON REGRESSION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POISSON DISTRIBUTION; SICK LEAVE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 59449091386     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckn116     Document Type: Article

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