The effects of alcohol and alcohol expectancies on subjective reports and physiological reactivity: A meta-analysis

Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 633-647

  McKay, Dean ^a   Schare, Mitchell L ^b  

^a FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Balanced placebo design; Cue reactivity; Expectancies; Meta analysis

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO;

ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ASSOCIATION; EXPECTANCY; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 0032842764     PISSN: 03064603     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0306-4603(99)00021-0     Document Type: Article

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