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ERIC Number: EJ302451
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1984
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Verbal and Visuospatial Performance in Male Alcoholics: A Test of the Premature-Aging Hypothesis.
Shelton, M. D.; And Others
Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, v52 n2 p200-06 Apr 1984
Compared the levels and patterns of performance of middle-aged, hospitalized chronic alcoholics (N=36), nonalcoholic peer controls (N=36), and a group of elderly nonalcoholic men (N=24) on a paired-associate learning task. Results showed that both the alcoholics and elderly performed significantly poorer than the middle-aged control subjects. (LLL)
Descriptors: Age Differences, Aging (Individuals), Alcoholism, Males, Middle Aged Adults, Perceptual Motor Coordination, Performance Factors
Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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