Substance Use Disorders: Do Males and Females Have Differential Vulnerability?
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Neuropsychiatry
سال: 2010
ISSN: 0895-0172
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.22.3.iv