Neuropsychiatric and Behavioral Profiles of 2 Adults With Williams Syndrome
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Correspondence should be addressed to Daniela Plesa Skwerer, Department of Anatomy and Neurobiology, Boston University School of Medicine, 715, Albany Street L-814, Boston, MA, 02118; E-mail: [email protected] This research was supported by a grant from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (RO1 HD 33470) and by grant M01-RR00533 from the General Clinical Research Center pro...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders
سال: 2013
ISSN: 2155-7780
DOI: 10.4088/pcc.13m01504