Language deficits in children at high risk for drug abuse

Journal of Child and Adolescent Substance Abuse

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 69-80

  Najam, Najma ^a   Tarter, Ralph E ^b   Kirisci, Levent ^a  

^a ST FRANCIS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

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EID: 0031533228     PISSN: 1067828X     EISSN: 15470652     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1300/J029v06n02_06     Document Type: Article

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