Effects of moderate blood alcohol concentrations on spatial and temporal contrast sensitivity

Journal of Studies on Alcohol

Volumn 59, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 163-173

  Pearson, Pauline ^a   Timney, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE TRACKING; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; SPATIAL DISCRIMINATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 0031882525     PISSN: 0096882X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsa.1998.59.163     Document Type: Article

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