Baclofen, a French Exception, Seriously Harms Alcohol Use Disorder Patients Without Benefit
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry
سال: 2021
ISSN: 1555-2101
DOI: 10.4088/jcp.20lr13642