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Egorov A.Yu.

Saint Petersburg State University;
Sechenov Institute of Evolutionary Physiology and Biochemistry Russian Academy of Sciences;
I.I. Mechnikov North-Western State Medical University

Behavioral (non-chemical) addictions and COVID-19

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Egorov AYu. Behavioral (non-chemical) addictions and COVID-19. S.S. Korsakov Journal of Neurology and Psychiatry. 2023;123(1):41‑46. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/jnevro202312301141

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