Asperger Syndrome and Medication Treatment

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 138-148

  Tsai, Luke Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

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EID: 84993797786     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/10883576070220030101     Document Type: Article

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