White matter volume in alcohol use disorders: A meta-analysis

Addiction Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 581-592

  Monnig, Mollie A ^a   Tonigan, J Scott ^a   Yeo, Ronald A ^a   Thoma, Robert J ^a   McCrady, Barbara S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

alcohol use disorders; Alcoholism; brain atrophy; magnetic resonance imaging; meta analysis; white matter

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; DISEASE DURATION; EFFECT SIZE; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HELP SEEKING BEHAVIOR; HUMAN; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; META ANALYSIS; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PEER REVIEW; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; WHITE MATTER LESION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ATROPHY; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PATIENT ACCEPTANCE OF HEALTH CARE; TEMPERANCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876118387     PISSN: 13556215     EISSN: 13691600     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1369-1600.2012.00441.x     Document Type: Review

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