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Methods in Addiction Research

Evaluating effects of episodic future thinking on valuation of delayed reward in cocaine use disorder: a pilot study

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Pages 199-208 | Received 11 Aug 2020, Accepted 13 Dec 2020, Published online: 04 Feb 2021

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