Isokinetic muscle strength and its association with neuropsychological capacity in cirrhotic alcoholics

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 191-196

  Tarter, Ralph E ^a   Panzak, George ^a   Switala, JoAnn ^a   Lu, Sandy ^a   Simkevitz, Howard ^a   Van Thiel, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL LIVER CIRRHOSIS; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE ISOMETRIC CONTRACTION; MUSCLE STRENGTH; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0030944164     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.1997.tb03748.x     Document Type: Article

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