Grappling with the medicated self: The case of ADHD college students

Symbolic Interaction

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 303-323

  Loe, Meika ^a   Cuttino, Leigh ^b  

^a Center for Language and Brain   (United States)

^b NONE

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EID: 48249096020     PISSN: 01956086     EISSN: 15338665     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/si.2008.31.3.303     Document Type: Article

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