Fatigue-related impairment in the speed, accuracy and variability of psychomotor performance: Comparison with blood alcohol levels

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 21-27

  Maruff, Paul ^a   Falleti, Marina G ^a   Collie, Alex ^b,c   Darby, David ^b,c   McStephen, Michael ^c  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c CogState Ltd ^*  (Australia)

Author keywords

Blood alcohol; Fatigue; Psychomotor function; Reaction time; Sustained wakefulness

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGSTATE TEST BATTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STATISTICS; TASK PERFORMANCE; WAKEFULNESS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COGNITION DISORDERS; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 15444380072     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2004.00438.x     Document Type: Article

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