Evidence of alcohol-related efficiency deficits in an episodic learning task

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 20, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-24

  Nixon, Sara J ^a,b   Bowlby, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^b Ctr Alcohol and Drug Related Studs   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Efficiency; Episodic Learning; Gender

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SERIAL LEARNING; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 0029976045     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1996.tb01037.x     Document Type: Article

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