| ID (ISN) del documento | 35387 |
| Número CIS |
81-843 |
| ISSN - Título de la serie |
0029-7909 - Occupational Hazards |
| Año |
1980 |
| Número de serie |
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| Autor(es) |
Palisano P. |
| Título |
Alcoholism: Industry's $15 billion hangover. |
| Información bibliográfica |
Sep. 1980, Vol.42, No.9, p.54-58. Illus. |
| Resumen |
Statistics: 60 per 1,000 U.S. workers have drinking problems or are confirmed alcoholics; overall total of 6.5 million alcoholics (white collar workers: 25%; manual workers: 30%; professional workers and managers: 45%). Cause and effect of alcohol addiction (psychological and physical dependance, chemical threshold, ethanol impregnation and organs affected). Alcoholism as an occupational disease (stress factors). Alcoholism ranks third after cancer and cardiac disease in total fatalities in USA. Impairment of ability on the job; accident incidence. Symptoms of alcoholism; supervision; possibilities of cure; rehabilitation; success of rehabilitation programmes sponsored jointly by management and trade unions. Effects of ethanol toxicity (both sedative and irritant) on liver (fibrosis, fatty degeneration, cirrhosis, portal hypertension). |
| Descriptores (primarios) |
alcoholismo; Estados Unidos |
| Descriptores (secundarios) |
bebidas alcohólicas; enfermedades profesionales; lesiones hepáticas; etanol; fibrosis de hígado; papel de la dirección; cirrosis; aspectos económicos; encuesta; papel de las organizaciones de trabajadores; aspectos estadísticos; alcoholismo y accidentes |
| Tipo de documento |
D - Artículos periódicos |
| Tema(s) |
Medicina del trabajo, higiene, primeros auxilios
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| Broad subject area(s) |
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| Navegación por categoria(s) |
Abuso de alcohol y drogas
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