Effect of ethanol on psychomotor performance and on risk taking behaviour

Journal of Psychopharmacology

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 379-384

  Farquhar, K ^a   Lambert, K ^a   Drummond, G B ^a   Tiplady, Brian ^a,b   Wright, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b ASTRAZENECA   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Handwriting; Memory; Psychomotor performance; Risk taking; Subjective ratings

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ACCIDENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RATING SCALE; RISK; TASK PERFORMANCE; AFFECT; ATTENTION; BREATH ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; KNOWLEDGE; MAZE TEST; MOTIVATION; PERCEPTION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; VISION;

ADULT; AFFECT; ATTENTION; BREATH TESTS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; MAZE LEARNING; MEMORY; MOTIVATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RISK-TAKING; SIZE PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0036906148     PISSN: 02698811     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/026988110201600415     Document Type: Article

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