Alcohol-induced blackout

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 6, Issue 11, 2009, Pages 2783-2792

  Lee, Hamin ^a   Roh, Sungwon ^b   Kim, Dai Jin ^a  

^a The Catholic University of Korea   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Blackout; Memory

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL INDUCED BLACKOUT; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; EPISODIC MEMORY; HEREDITY; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; LEARNING; LONG TERM MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 73449083050     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph6112783     Document Type: Review

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