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Editorial
. 2020 Nov:110:106522.
doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106522. Epub 2020 Jun 27.

Substance use and abuse associated with the behavioral immune system during COVID-19: The special case of healthcare workers and essential workers

Dean McKay  1 , Gordon J G Asmundson  2
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Editorial

Substance use and abuse associated with the behavioral immune system during COVID-19: The special case of healthcare workers and essential workers

Dean McKay et al. Addict Behav. 2020 Nov.
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