Low blood alcohol levels. Experimental study on attention and body sway control functions

Forensic Science International Supplement Series

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 63-65

  Montisci, Massimo ^a   Cecchetto, Giovanni ^a   Viel, Guido ^a   Favretto, Donata ^a   Ducolin, Giorgia ^a   Giorgetti, Raffaele ^b   Ferrara, Santo Davide ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITÀ POLITECNICA DELLE MARCHE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body sway; Ethyl alcohol; Psychomotor performance

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY EQUILIBRIUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MOTOR COORDINATION; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

EID: 71549114196     PISSN: 18751741     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.fsisup.2009.09.008     Document Type: Article

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