Driving while drinking: Performance impairments resulting from social drinking

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 74, Issue , 2015, Pages 210-217

  Charlton, Samuel G ^a   Starkey, Nicola J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Acute protracted error; Alcohol; Cognitive performance; Driving; Driving simulator; Expectancy effects; Social drinking

Indexed keywords

COGNITIVE PERFORMANCE; DRIVING; DRIVING SIMULATOR; EXPECTANCY EFFECTS; SOCIAL DRINKING;

ALCOHOLS;

ALCOHOL;

ADULT; ATTENTION; BLOOD; CAR DRIVING; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; ALCOHOL DRINKING; ATTENTION; AUTOMOBILE DRIVING; COGNITION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84910633189     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2014.11.001     Document Type: Article

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