Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 183, Issue 1 , Pages 69-74 , 30 July 2010

Effects of nicotine withdrawal on verbal working memory and associated brain response

Received 7 October 2009 ,Revised 25 March 2010 ,Accepted 27 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.pscychresns.2010.04.014

Psychiatry Research: Neuroimaging
Volume 183, Issue 1 , Pages 69-74 , 30 July 2010

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