Exploring productivity outcomes from a brief intervention for at-risk drinking in an employee assistance program

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 194-200

  Osilla, Karen Chan ^a   dela Cruz, Erin ^a   Miles, Jeremy N V ^a   Zellmer, Steven ^b   Watkins, Katherine ^a   Larimer, Mary E ^c   Marlatt, G Alan ^c  

^a RAND CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Center for Integrative Care   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Absenteeism; Alcohol; Brief intervention; Costs; Workplace

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ARTICLE; COST CONTROL; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; MALE; OCCUPATION; PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT; PRODUCTIVITY; SCREENING; WORKPLACE;

ABSENTEEISM; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; EFFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH SERVICES; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORKPLACE;

EID: 71849087968     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2009.10.001     Document Type: Article

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