Studies on drug dependence (Report 24) Methodological approach for drug dependence test of sedative-hypnotic drugs by DAF-method
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عنوان ژورنال: Japanese Journal of Pharmacology
سال: 1977
ISSN: 0021-5198
DOI: 10.1016/s0021-5198(19)66473-5