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Effect of β-Adrenergic Blockade and Alcohol on Simulated Car Driving

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A new adrenergic β-receptor antagonist, alprenolol, may be of benefit to drivers with ischaemic heart disease. It does not significantly impair performance nor worsen the effects of alcohol.

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  1. Department of Anaesthesia, Institute of Dental Surgery, Gray's Inn Road, London, WC1

    V. GOLDMAN

  2. AB Hässle, Gothenburg

    B. COMERFORD

  3. London Hospital, London, E1

    D. HUGHES

  4. AB Hässle, Gothenburg

    G. NYBERG

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GOLDMAN, V., COMERFORD, B., HUGHES, D. et al. Effect of β-Adrenergic Blockade and Alcohol on Simulated Car Driving. Nature 224, 1175–1178 (1969). https://doi.org/10.1038/2241175a0

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