Transdermal nicotine effects on attention
β Scribed by E. D. Levin; C. Keith Conners; Donna Silva; Sean C. Hinton; Warren H. Meck; John March; Jed E. Rose
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 1998
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 111 KB
- Volume
- 140
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0033-3158
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