P-54 * CORTICAL THINNING IN THAI METHAMPHETAMINE USERS: AN MRI STUDY
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عنوان ژورنال: Alcohol and Alcoholism
سال: 2014
ISSN: 0735-0414,1464-3502
DOI: 10.1093/alcalc/agu054.54