Morphometric abnormalities of the lateral ventricles in methamphetamine-dependent subjects
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عنوان ژورنال: Drug and Alcohol Dependence
سال: 2013
ISSN: 0376-8716
DOI: 10.1016/j.drugalcdep.2013.05.009