Alcohol consumption and handwriting: A kinematic analysis

Human Movement Science

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 619-632

  Phillips, James G ^a   Ogeil, Rowan P ^a   Müller, Friedemann ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Neurologische Klinik   (Germany)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Alcohol dependence; Cerebellar; Dysmetria; Kinematic; Tremor

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BALLISTICS; CEREBELLUM DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSMETRIA; HANDWRITING; HUMAN; KINEMATICS; MALE; TREMOR; VODKA;

ALCOHOL DRINKING; ALCOHOLISM; BIOMECHANICS; CEREBELLAR DISEASES; CEREBELLUM; ETHANOL; GERMANY; HANDWRITING; HUMANS; KINETICS; MALE; PRESSURE; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; TREMOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70349125503     PISSN: 01679457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humov.2009.01.006     Document Type: Article

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