Receiving Treatment for Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Do the Perspectives of Adolescents Matter?
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Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Adolescent Health
سال: 2011
ISSN: 1054-139X
DOI: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2010.08.014