Psychopharmacological enhancement: A conceptual framework

Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Stein, Dan J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY;

CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY;

EID: 84855727018     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17475341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1747-5341-7-5     Document Type: Article

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