Neurofeedback with Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. A Randomized Double-Blind Placebo-Controlled Study

Neurofeedback and Neuromodulation Techniques and Applications

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 127-152

  DeBeus, Roger J ^a   Kaiser, David A ^b  

^a East Tennessee State University   (United States)

^b Wavestate Inc   (United States)

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EID: 79958160739     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-382235-2.00005-6     Document Type: Chapter

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