A comparison of the acute behavioral effects of flunitrazepam and triazolam in healthy volunteers

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 125, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-12

  Farré, Magí ^a   Terán, María Teresa ^a   Camí, Jordi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT AUTÒNOMA DE BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Abuse liability; Flunitrazepam; Performance; Subject ratings; Triazolam

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HYPNOTIC AGENT; PLACEBO; TRIAZOLAM;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG ABUSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOOD; NORMAL HUMAN; OPIATE ADDICTION; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; BEHAVIOR; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY TEMPERATURE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FLUNITRAZEPAM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REFERENCE VALUES; TRIAZOLAM;

EID: 0029931511     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02247387     Document Type: Article

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