Social drinkers underestimate the additive impairing effects of alcohol and visual degradation on behavioral functioning

Psychopharmacology

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 459-464

  Harrison, Emily L R ^a   Fillmore, Mark T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Behavioral impairment; Human; Visual degradation

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; RATING SCALE; SELF EVALUATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BEHAVIOR; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SELF CONCEPT; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 13644267797     PISSN: 00333158     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00213-004-1964-x     Document Type: Article

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