Brain structure in adolescents and young adults with alcohol problems: Systematic review of imaging studies

Alcohol and Alcoholism

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 433-444

  Welch, Killian A ^a   Carson, Alan ^a   Lawrie, Stephen ^a  

^a ROYAL EDINBURGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ALCOHOL ABUSE; ALCOHOL USE DISORDER; ALCOHOLISM; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN SIZE; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CORPUS CALLOSUM; EMBASE; GRAY MATTER; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMAN; MEDLINE; NEUROIMAGING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCINFO; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL-RELATED DISORDERS; ATROPHY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORPUS CALLOSUM; HIPPOCAMPUS; HUMANS; NEUROIMAGING; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84879864899     PISSN: 07350414     EISSN: 14643502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agt037     Document Type: Review

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