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. 2015 Jun 29:6:75-80.
doi: 10.2147/SAR.S86007. eCollection 2015.

Nalmefene and alcohol dependence: A new approach or the same old unacceptable marketing?

Alain Braillon  1 , Bernard Granger  2
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Nalmefene and alcohol dependence: A new approach or the same old unacceptable marketing?

Alain Braillon et al. Subst Abuse Rehabil. .
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