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Editorial
. 2006 May;163(5):764-5.
doi: 10.1176/ajp.2006.163.5.764.

What's in a word? Addiction versus dependence in DSM-V

Charles P O'Brien, Nora Volkow, T-K Li
Editorial

What's in a word? Addiction versus dependence in DSM-V

Charles P O'Brien et al. Am J Psychiatry. 2006 May.
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