Work and high-risk alcohol consumption in the Canadian workforce

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 8, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 2692-2705

  Marchand, Alain ^a   Parent Lamarche, Annick ^a   Blanc, Marie Ève ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol misuse; Longitudinal design; Multilevel models; Occupational groups; Work organization conditions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; JOB SECURITY; MALE; MARRIAGE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SOCIOECONOMICS; WORK SCHEDULE; WORKER;

EID: 79960790666     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph8072692     Document Type: Article

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