Effects of mixing alcohol with caffeinated beverages on subjective intoxication: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 47, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-21

  Benson, Sarah ^a   Verster, Joris C ^a,b   Alford, Chris ^c   Scholey, Andrew ^a  

^a SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST OF ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Caffeine; Energy drink; Masking; Perceived drunkenness; Subjective intoxication

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; CAFFEINE;

ALCOHOL BLOOD LEVEL; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALCOHOL INTOXICATION; ALCOHOL WAS MIXED WITH ENERGY DRINK; ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE; BEVERAGE; CAFFEINATED BEVERAGE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHEMICAL INTERACTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DECISION MAKING; ENERGY DRINK; HUMAN; INTOXICATION; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SUBJECTIVE INTOXICATION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; META ANALYSIS; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES; ALCOHOLIC INTOXICATION; CAFFEINE; ENERGY DRINKS; HUMANS; PERCEPTION; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 84905229221     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2014.07.008     Document Type: Review

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