Post-earthquake psychological functioning in adults with attention-deficit / hyperactivity disorder: Positive effects of micronutrients on resilience

New Zealand Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 51-57

  Rucklidge, Julia J ^a   Blampied, Neville M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

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