Neuroenhancement among swiss students - A comparison of users and non-users

Pharmacopsychiatry

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 22-28

  Ott, R ^a   Biller Andorno, N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

cognitive enhancement; ethics; questionnaire; students; Switzerland

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; STUDENTS; SWITZERLAND; UNIVERSITIES;

EID: 84895064050     PISSN: 01763679     EISSN: 14390795     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1358682     Document Type: Article

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