Alcohol and the ability to inhibit behavior in men and women

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 58, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 600-605

  Mulvihill, L E ^a   Skilling, T A ^a,b   Vogel Sprott, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030663453     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1997.58.600     Document Type: Article

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