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Dose-response relationship between alcohol consumption and workplace absenteeism in Australia.

Melvin Barrientos MarzanSarah CallinanMichael LivingstonHeng Jiang
Published in: Drug and alcohol review (2023)
Findings suggest that only HED is linked to broader sickness absence. However, there is a strong dose-response association between alcohol consumption and alcohol-related absences for both consumption measures amongst Australian workers. Population-level policies that reduce alcohol consumption to moderate level and less frequent HED might address workplace absenteeism.
Keyphrases
  • alcohol consumption
  • public health
  • high intensity