Educational attainment is not a good proxy for cognitive function in methamphetamine dependence

Drug and Alcohol Dependence

Volumn 123, Issue 1-3, 2012, Pages 249-254

  Dean, Andy C ^a   Hellemann, Gerhard ^a   Sugar, Catherine A ^a,b   London, Edythe D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognition; Education; Estimation; Methamphetamine; Onset

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TEST; METHAMPHETAMINE DEPENDENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF REPORT; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AGE OF ONSET; AMPHETAMINE-RELATED DISORDERS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; COGNITION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; METHAMPHETAMINE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84861223157     PISSN: 03768716     EISSN: 18790046     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2011.11.019     Document Type: Article

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