Differential Effects of Moderate Alcohol Consumption on Performance Among Older and Younger Adults

Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research

Volumn 36, Issue 12, 2012, Pages 2150-2156

  Sklar, Alfredo L ^a   Gilbertson, Rebecca ^b   Boissoneault, Jeff ^a   Prather, Robert ^a,c   Nixon, Sara Jo ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b LYCOMING COLLEGE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aging; Alcohol; Cognition; Speed Accuracy Trade Off

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AGING; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BREATH TESTS; COGNITION; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84870952154     PISSN: 01456008     EISSN: 15300277     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1530-0277.2012.01833.x     Document Type: Article

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