Overlap between ADHD and autism spectrum disorder in adults

ADHD in Adults: Characterization, Diagnosis, and Treatment

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 157-167

  Gillberg, Christopher ^a   Carina Gillberg, I ^a   Anckarsäter, Henrik ^a   Råstam, Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

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EID: 84860773945     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511780752.014     Document Type: Chapter

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