Tapping time at lumbar puncture is longer in pathological male gamblers than in healthy male controls

Journal of Psychiatric Research

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 421-422

  Nordin, Conny ^a   Eklundh, Thomas ^b  

^a LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXY 3 METHOXYPHENYLETHYLENE GLYCOL; DOPAMINE; NORADRENALIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; MALE; PATHOLOGICAL GAMBLING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SITTING; TIME;

EID: 0032169959     PISSN: 00223956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3956(98)00034-X     Document Type: Letter

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