Zinc for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: Placebo-Controlled Double-Blind Pilot Trial Alone and Combined with Amphetamine

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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

سال: 2011

ISSN: 1044-5463,1557-8992

DOI: 10.1089/cap.2010.0073