Caffeine reduces time-of-day effects on memory performance in older adults

Psychological Science

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 68-71

  Ryan, Lee ^a,b   Hatfield, Colleen ^a   Hofstetter, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; RANDOMIZATION; TIME;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; RANDOM ALLOCATION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0036372662     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.00412     Document Type: Article

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