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The Effects of Levetiracetam on Alcohol Consumption in Alcohol-Dependent Subjects: An Open Label Study

Ofra Sarid-Segal Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Joanna Piechniczek-Buczek Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Clifford Knapp Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Maryam Afshar Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Eric Devine Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Laurie Sickles Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Emma Uwodukunda Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Courtney Richambault Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Jillian Koplow Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Domenic Ciraulo Division of Psychiatry, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
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Pages 441-447 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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