Metabolite levels in the brain reward pathway discriminate those who remain abstinent from those who resume hazardous alcohol consumption after treatment for alcohol dependence

Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs

Volumn 71, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 278-289

  Durazzo, Timothy C ^a,b   Pathak, Varsha ^a,b   Gazdzinski, Stefan ^a,b   Mon, Anderson ^a,b   Meyerhoff, Dieter J ^a,b  

^a SAN FRANCISCO VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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EID: 77950798328     PISSN: 19371888     EISSN: 19384114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15288/jsad.2010.71.278     Document Type: Article

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