Memory deficits among alcoholics: Performance on a selective reminding task

Aging, Neuropsychology, and Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 505-516

  Schottenbauer, Michele A ^a,b   Hommer, Daniel ^a   Weingartner, Herbert ^a  

^a National Institute for Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism   (United States)

^b CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF AMERICA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL AMNESTIC DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; FEMALE; FORECASTING; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 34548501239     PISSN: 13825585     EISSN: 17444128     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13825580600681305     Document Type: Article

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