Relationship between the cardiac response to acute intoxication and alcohol-induced subjective effects throughout the blood alcohol concentration curve

Human Psychopharmacology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 437-443

  Brunelle, Caroline ^a,b   Barrett, Sean P ^b,c   Pihl, Robert O ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Heart rate; Sedation; Stimulation

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SEDATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35348986970     PISSN: 08856222     EISSN: 10991077     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hup.866     Document Type: Article

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