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Potential dual role of cephalosporins in management of alcohol use disorders

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    Roshan Bhad

  2. Department of Psychiatry, KEM Hospital, Mumbai, India

    Nandita Hazari

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Bhad, R., Hazari, N. Potential dual role of cephalosporins in management of alcohol use disorders. Psychopharmacology 231, 4745–4746 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00213-014-3788-7

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