Older women's cognitive and affective response to moderate drinking

International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 19, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1095-1102

  Zimmerman, Teena ^a   McDougall Jr , Graham J ^a   Becker, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Alcohol; Cognition; Depression; Executive function; Health benefits; Health promotion; Memory performance; Moderate consumption; Older adults

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; AGED; ALCOHOL ABSTINENCE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DRINKING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MEMORY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SAMPLE SIZE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AFFECT; AGED; ALCOHOL DRINKING; COGNITION; ETHANOL; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 8644246865     PISSN: 08856230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/gps.1216     Document Type: Article

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