Drug violations and aviation accidents: Findings from the US mandatory drug testing programs

Addiction

Volumn 106, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1287-1292

  Li, Guohua ^a,b   Baker, Susan P ^c   Zhao, Qi ^b   Brady, Joanne E ^a,b   Lang, Barbara H ^a   Rebok, George W ^c   Dimaggio, Charles ^a,b  

^a Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons ^*  (United States)

^b Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health ^*  (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidents; Aviation; Drug testing; Epidemiology; Policy; Substance abuse

Indexed keywords

STREET DRUG;

ADDICTION; ADOLESCENT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; AIRCRAFT ACCIDENT; ARTICLE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HUMAN; LEGAL ASPECT; MANDATORY PROGRAM; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; POLICY; RISK; SAFETY; STATISTICS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; UNITED STATES; URINE; WORKPLACE;

ACCIDENTS, AVIATION; ADOLESCENT; AEROSPACE MEDICINE; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; HUMANS; MANDATORY PROGRAMS; ODDS RATIO; ORGANIZATIONAL POLICY; SAFETY; STREET DRUGS; SUBSTANCE ABUSE DETECTION; SUBSTANCE-RELATED DISORDERS; UNITED STATES; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79957971144     PISSN: 09652140     EISSN: 13600443     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2011.03388.x     Document Type: Article

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