Negative Mood, Craving, and Alcohol Relapse: Can Treatment Interrupt the Process?
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عنوان ژورنال: Current Psychiatry Reports
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1523-3812,1535-1645
DOI: 10.1007/s11920-011-0225-z