Widespread and sustained cognitive deficits in alcoholism: A meta-analysis

Addiction Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 203-213

  Stavro, Katherine ^a   Pelletier, Julie ^b   Potvin, Stéphane ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; attention; executive functions; memory; meta analysis; visuospatial

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DETOXIFICATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; LEARNING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL LITERATURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; VERBAL MEMORY; VERBALIZATION; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ALCOHOLISM; ATTENTION; BRAIN; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RECOVERY OF FUNCTION; TEMPERANCE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84874414601     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2011.00418.x     Document Type: Article

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