The effects of alprazolam and buspirone in light and moderate female social drinkers

Behavioural Pharmacology

Volumn 13, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 427-439

  Evans, S M ^a   Levin, F R ^a  

^a NEW YORK STATE PSYCHIATRIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Alprazolam; Buspirone; Cross tolerance; Females; Moderate drinking; Psychomotor performance; Subjective effects

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ALPRAZOLAM; BUSPIRONE;

ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG ABUSE; DRUG CROSS TOLERANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0036747884     PISSN: 09558810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00008877-200209000-00016     Document Type: Article

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