Sorted: Ecstasy facts and fiction

Psychologist

Volumn 15, Issue 9, 2002, Pages 464-467

  Cole, Jon ^a   Sumnall, Harry ^a   Grob, Charles ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Liverpool ^*

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EID: 0038467269     PISSN: 09528229     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
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