Drug and Alcohol Dependence
Volume 111, Issue 1 , Pages 64-73 , 1 September 2010

Effects of experimental Unemployment, Employment and Punishment analogs on opioid seeking and consumption in heroin-dependent volunteers

Received 16 December 2009 ,Revised 25 March 2010 ,Accepted 25 March 2010.

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