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Can the Harmful Dysfunction Analysis Explain Why Addiction is a Medical Disorder?: Reply to Marc Lewis

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Wakefield, J.C. Can the Harmful Dysfunction Analysis Explain Why Addiction is a Medical Disorder?: Reply to Marc Lewis. Neuroethics 10, 313–317 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12152-017-9330-y

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