Gender and age disparities in the associations of occupational factors with alcohol abuse and smoking in the French working population

Revue d'Epidemiologie et de Sante Publique

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 223-232

  Legleye, S ^a,b   Baumann, M ^c   Peretti Watel, P ^d   Beck, F ^e,f   Chau, N ^b  

^a INSTITUT NATIONAL D'ÉTUDES DÉMOGRAPHIQUES   (France)

^b Universite Paris Sud   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LUXEMBOURG   (Luxembourg)

^d INSERM   (France)

^e National Institute for Prevention and Health Education (INPES)   (France)

^f CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Age; Alcohol abuse; Gender; Job dissatisfaction; Occupational demands; Short term employment; Tobacco

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; FRANCE; HUMAN; INCOME; INTERVIEW; JOB SATISFACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; FRANCE; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; RISK FACTORS; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SMOKING; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79961172830     PISSN: 03987620     EISSN: 17730627     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.respe.2011.02.103     Document Type: Article

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