Psychostimulant and other effects of caffeine in 9- to 11-year-old children

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 135-142

  Heatherley, Susan V ^a   Hancock, Katie M F ^a   Rogers, Peter J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alertness; Caffeine; Children; Cognitive performance; Headache; Mood

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DIETARY INTAKE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; UNITED KINGDOM;

AFFECT; AROUSAL; ATTENTION; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SUBSTANCE WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME; TACHYPHYLAXIS; WALES;

EID: 33645851347     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2005.01457.x     Document Type: Article

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