Alcohol use among firefighters in the central United States

Occupational Medicine

Volumn 62, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 661-664

  Haddock, C K ^a   Jahnke, S A ^a   Poston, W S C ^a   Jitnarin, N ^a   Kaipust, C M ^a   Tuley, B ^a   Hyder, M L ^a  

^a NATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND RESEARCH INSTITUTES   (United States)

Author keywords

Drinking; Fire service; Health

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BINGE DRINKING; COHORT ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FIRE FIGHTER; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BINGE DRINKING; COHORT STUDIES; COLORADO; FIREFIGHTERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 84869463664     PISSN: 09627480     EISSN: 14718405     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/occmed/kqs162     Document Type: Article

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