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Egorov A.Iu.

Institut évoliutsionnoĭ fiziologii i biokhimii im. I.M. Sechenova RAN

The treatment of non-chemical addictions

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Egorov AIu. The treatment of non-chemical addictions. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2018;118(6):115‑123. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro201811861115

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