Cognitive performance in long-term abstinent elderly alcoholics

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1788-1799

  Fein, George ^a   McGillivray, Shannon ^b  

^a Neurobehavioral Research Inc   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Aging; Alcoholism; Cognition; Long Term Abstinence; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOLISM; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; TEMPERANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 35349019799     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2007.00481.x     Document Type: Article

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