Per capita alcohol consumption and sickness absence in Norway

European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 383-388

  Norstörm, Thor ^b   Moan, Inger Synnøve ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR ALCOHOL AND DRUG RESEARCH   (Norway)

^b STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Alcohol consumption; Norway; Sickness absence; Time series analysis; Unemployment

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NORWAY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ABSENTEEISM; ALCOHOL DRINKING; DATABASES AS TOPIC; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NORWAY; SICK LEAVE; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 68449100480     PISSN: 11011262     EISSN: 1464360X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurpub/ckp044     Document Type: Article

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