Neuropsychology of ADHD and other disorders of childhood

The Neuropsychology of Mental Illness

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 285-299

  Valera, Eve M ^a   Brown, Ariel ^a   Seidman, Larry J ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

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EID: 84879676419     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511642197.024     Document Type: Chapter

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