Alcohol
Volume 43, Issue 7 , Pages 545-546 , November 2009

Factors regulating stress-induced alcohol-seeking and pharmacotherapeutic treatments: Brief introduction and rationale

  • Andrew J. Lawrence

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Howard Florey Institute Centre for Neuroscience, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria 3010, Australia. Tel.: +03-8344-0414.

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PII: S0741-8329(09)00151-7

doi: 10.1016/j.alcohol.2009.08.006

Alcohol
Volume 43, Issue 7 , Pages 545-546 , November 2009

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