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Multiple effects of nicotine on behavior: a reply to Frenk and Dar (2003)

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  1. Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Department of Psychiatry, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Eric C. Donny

  2. Department of Neuroscience, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Nadia Chaudhri & Alan F. Sved

  3. Department of Psychology, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA

    Anthony R. Caggiula

  4. Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit, Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center, 5510 Nathan Shock Drive, Baltimore, MD 21214, USA

    Eric C. Donny

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Donny, E.C., Chaudhri, N., Caggiula, A.R. et al. Multiple effects of nicotine on behavior: a reply to Frenk and Dar (2003). Psychopharmacology 171, 474–476 (2004). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-003-1623-7

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