Fractionated simple and choice reaction time in children with prenatal exposure to alcohol

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 26, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 1412-1419

  Simmons, Roger W ^a   Wass, Tara ^b,c   Thomas, Jennifer D ^d   Riley, Edward P ^d  

^a SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^c SCRIPPS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Motor Component; Premotor Component; Prenatal Alcohol Exposure; Reaction Time

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BICEPS BRACHII MUSCLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PRENATAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; REACTION TIME; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 0036739895     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000374-200209000-00015     Document Type: Article

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