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Animal Studies of Alcohol Intake

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 January 2018

Richard A. Meisch
Richard A. Meisch*
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Departments of Psychiatry and Pharmacology, Box 392 Mayo, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA
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Animal studies of alcohol intake can be divided into two groups based on the methodology. General findings of each group will be reviewed especially as they relate to current areas of research interest. Some implications of research findings for theories of alcoholism and drug addiction will be mentioned.

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Research Article
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 141 , Issue 2 , August 1982 , pp. 113 - 120
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Copyright © Royal College of Psychiatrists, 1982 

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