Executive functioning early in abstinence from alcohol

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 28, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1338-1346

  Zinn, Sandra ^a,b   Stein, Roy ^a,b   Swartzwelder, H Scott ^a,b  

^a DURHAM VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Abstinence; Alcohol Induced Disorders; Alcoholism; Cognition Disorders; Memory Disorders

Indexed keywords

ABSTINENCE; ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING; FUNCTION TEST; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LOGIC; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; OUTPATIENT; PERCEPTION; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF EVALUATION; SOLDIER; SUBSTANCE ABUSE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ALCOHOLISM; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TEMPERANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4544269655     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ALC.0000139814.81811.62     Document Type: Article

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