Medications acting on the GABA system in the treatment of alcoholic patients.

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Published in Curr Pharm Des on January 01, 2010

Authors

Fabio Caputo1, Mauro Bernardi

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Internal Medicine, SS Annunziata Hospital, Via Vicini 2, 44042, Cento (Ferrara), Italy. f.caputo@ausl.fe.it

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