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Brief report| Volume 42, ISSUE 12, P1184-1185, December 15, 1997

Nicotine and caffeine use as confounds in psychiatric studies

  • John R. Hughes
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    Address reprint requests to John R. Hughes, MD, University of Vermont, Department of Psychiatry, 38 Fletcher Place, Burlington, VT 05401-1419, USA.
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    Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont USA

    Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont USA

    Department of Family Practice, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont USA
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  • Timothy S. Howard
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    Department of Psychiatry, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont USA

    Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont USA

    Department of Family Practice, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont USA
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