Alcohol does not affect dark adaptation or luminance increment thresholds

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 493-502

  Khan, Sarah A ^a   Timney, Brian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DARK ADAPTATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUMINANCE; MALE; PHOTORECEPTOR; RETINA; RETINA CONE; RETINA ROD; VISION;

EID: 34447639412     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2007.68.493     Document Type: Article

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