Drugs, labels and (p)ill-fitting boxes: ADHD and children who are hard to teach

Discourse

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 85-106

  Graham, Linda J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

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EID: 38849131459     PISSN: 01596306     EISSN: 14693739     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01596300701801377     Document Type: Article

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