Drinking habits and sickness absence: The contribution of working conditions

Scandinavian Journal of Public Health

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 846-854

  Salonsalmi, Aino ^a   Laaksonen, Mikko ^a   Lahelma, Eero ^a   Rahkonen, Ossi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Alcohol drinking; drinking behavior; gender; sick leave; working conditions

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SICK LEAVE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; WORK CAPACITY; WORK ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 71049114229     PISSN: 14034948     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1403494809350519     Document Type: Article

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