The evolution of ADHD: A disorder of communication?

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 75, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 17-35

  Baird, Jessica ^a   Stevenson, Joan C ^a   Williams, Don C ^a  

^a WESTERN WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 0034010208     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/393256     Document Type: Review

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