Reward deficiency syndrome

American Scientist

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 132-145

  Blum, Kenneth ^a,i   Cull, John G ^b,c,d   Braverman, Eric R ^e,f   Comings, David E ^g,h  

^a Mays Cancer Center at UT Health San Antonio   (United States)

^b TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Neurodevelopmental Institutes N A

^d Virginia State Dept of Rehab

^e NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f City of Hope National Medical Center ^*

^g American Society of Human Genetics   (United States)

^h American Society of Human Genetics

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

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