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Alcoholism and Premature Aging: A Neuropsychological Perspective

1982; Wiley; Volume: 6; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1530-0277.1982.tb05378.x

1530-0277

Christopher M. Ryan,

Memory and Neural Mechanisms

Alcohol: Clinical and Experimental ResearchVolume 6, Issue 1 p. 22-30 Alcoholism and Premature Aging: A Neuropsychological Perspective Christopher Ryan PhD, Christopher Ryan PhD Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.Search for more papers by this author Christopher Ryan PhD, Christopher Ryan PhD Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA. Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, 3811 O'Hara Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15261.Search for more papers by this author First published: January 1982 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1530-0277.1982.tb05378.xCitations: 46 Copyright 0 I982 by The American Medical Society on Alcoholism. The Research Society on Alcoholism, and The National Council on Alcoholism. 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