‘A little understood solution to a vaguely defined problem’: parental perceptions of Ritalin

Educational and Child Psychology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 50-59

  Wright, Sarah F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 3342970889     PISSN: 02671611     EISSN: 23968702     Source Type: Book Series    
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