Gender differences in moderate drinking effects

Alcohol Research and Health

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-64

  Mumenthaler, Martin S ^a   Taylor, Joy L ^a   O'Hara, Ruth ^a   Yesavage, Jerome A ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

AOD impairment; Attention; BAC; CNS information processing; Dose response relationship; Ethanol metabolism; Female; Gender differences; Liver; Memory; Menstrual cycle; Moderate AOD use; Nervous system; Pharmacokinetics; Psychomotor impairment; Sex hormones

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

BLOOD; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0033287560     PISSN: 0090838X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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