Intellectual deterioriation in alcoholics

European Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 21-26

  Bobić, Jasminka ^a   Pavićević, Lukrecija ^a   Drenovac, Mirko ^b  

^a INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH AND OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Croatia)

^b Ministry of Defence   (Croatia)

Author keywords

alcoholics; intellectual deterioration; psychological test

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; DETERIORATION; HUMAN; INTELLECT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL TEST;

EID: 0030955759     PISSN: 02136163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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