Psychomotor function during mild narcosis induced by subanesthetic level of nitrous oxide: Individual susceptibility beyond gender effect

Undersea and Hyperbaric Medicine

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1067-1074

  Jakovljević, Miroljub ^a,b   Vidmar, Gaj ^b,c   Mekjavic, Igor B ^a  

^a JO EF STEFAN INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LJUBLJANA   (Slovenia)

^c University Rehabilitation Institute   (Slovenia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INHALATION ANESTHETIC AGENT; NITROUS OXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BODY MASS; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; GAS POISONING; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ANESTHETICS, INHALATION; ATTENTION; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HUMANS; INERT GAS NARCOSIS; MALE; NITROUS OXIDE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; TRAIL MAKING TEST; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84872893586     PISSN: 10662936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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