A comparison of cognitive performance in binge versus regular chronic alcohol misusers

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 601-608

  Kokavec, Anna ^a   Crowe, Simon F ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECT; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTICS; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BEHAVIOR, ADDICTIVE; CHRONIC DISEASE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERIODICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 0032779569     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/34.4.601     Document Type: Article

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