Sex differences in the association between alcohol consumption and cognitive performance

American Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 146, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 405-412

  Dufouil, Carole ^a,b   Ducimetière, Pierre ^a   Alpérovitch, Annick ^a  

^a INSERM   (France)

^b PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Aged; Alcohol drinking; Cognition; Sex factors

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 0030819885     PISSN: 00029262     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009293     Document Type: Article

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