Alcohol
Volume 21, Issue 3 , Pages 271-277 , July 2000

Caffeine promotes ethanol drinking in rats: Examination using a limited-access free choice paradigm

Received 13 March 2000 ,Revised 1 May 2000 ,Accepted 12 May 2000.

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