Dose-Related Effects of Alcohol on Cognitive Functioning

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 11, 2012, Pages

  Dry, Matthew J ^a   Burns, Nicholas R ^a   Nettelbeck, Ted ^a   Farquharson, Aaron L ^b   White, Jason M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSPECTION TIME; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SELF ORDERED POINTING TASK; SUSTAINED ATTENTION TO RESPONSE TASK; TASK PERFORMANCE; TRAVELING SALESPERSON PROBLEM; USEFUL FIELD OF VIEW TEST; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMETRICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84870477473     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0050977     Document Type: Article

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