Effects of marijuana on equilibrium, psychomotor performance, and simulated driving

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 599-609

  Liguori, A ^a   Gatto, C P ^a   Robinson, J H ^b  

^a WAKE FOREST SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b R J REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile driving; Equilibrium; Humans; Marijuana; Psychomotor performance

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CAR DRIVING; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL FLICKER FUSION; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PROPRIOCEPTION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RESPONSE TIME; SELF REPORT; SIMULATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031743443     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-199811000-00015     Document Type: Article

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