A comparison of alcohol abusers who have and have not experienced blackouts

European Addiction Research

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 95-98

  O'Mahony, John F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^b ST PATRICK S HOSPITAL   (Ireland)

Author keywords

Alcohol abuse; Blackout; Cognitive impairment

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABUSE; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM;

ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; UNCONSCIOUSNESS;

EID: 4043108431     PISSN: 10226877     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000077696     Document Type: Article

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