Development and Pilot Validation of Computer-Assisted Self-Infusion of Ethanol (CASE): A New Method to Study Alcohol Self-Administration in Humans

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1321-1328

  Zimmermann, Ulrich S ^a,d   Mick, Inge ^a,d   Vitvitskyi, Victor ^b   Plawecki, Martin H ^b   Mann, Karl F ^a   Connor, Sean O' ^b,c  

^a CENTRAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Germany)

^b INDIANA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL CARL GUSTAV CARUS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ethanol; Infusion; Self Administration

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; COMPUTER AIDED DESIGN; COMPUTER ASSISTED SELF INFUSION OF ETHANOL; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; DRUG SELF ADMINISTRATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION STUDY; BLOOD; CLINICAL TRIAL; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; METHODOLOGY; PILOT STUDY;

ADULT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFUSIONS, INTRAVENOUS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; SELF ADMINISTRATION;

EID: 54749138481     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2008.00700.x     Document Type: Article

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