Carrot addiction

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 698-700

  Kaplan, Robert ^a  

^a Liaison Clinic   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BETA CAROTENE;

ADDICTION; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARROT; CASE REPORT; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; IRRITABILITY; MARRIAGE; NERVOUSNESS; SMOKING;

EID: 0029827232     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/00048679609062670     Document Type: Article

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