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- 1992
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- article
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- 4
- Issue
- 2
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- 139-148
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- 179
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George F. Koob
(1992).
Dopamine, addiction and reward.
Seminars in Neuroscience
, 4
(2)
, 139-148.
https://doi.org/10.1016/1044-5765(92)90012-q
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- 10.1016/1044-5765(92)90012-q