Medical Use of Psychostimulants: An Overview
- 1 March 1995
- journal article
- review article
- Published by SAGE Publications in The International Journal of Psychiatry in Medicine
- Vol. 25 (1) , 1-19
- https://doi.org/10.2190/2tvt-2lh0-ad5a-cp91
Abstract
This overview addresses the basic chemistry, pharmacology, activity, medical uses, drug interactions and adverse side effects of the psychostimulants.Keywords
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