Heart rate increase to alcohol administration and video lottery terminal (VLT) play among regular VLT players

Psychology of Addictive Behaviors

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 94-98

  Stewart, Sherry H ^a   Collins, Pamela ^a   Blackburn, James R ^a   Ellery, Mike ^a   Klein, Raymond M ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL CORTEX; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PLAY; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; SAMPLING; VIDEORECORDING;

EID: 15244348400     PISSN: 0893164X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0893-164X.19.1.94     Document Type: Article

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