A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Behavioral, Educational, and Pharmacological Treatments in Youths With Chronic Tic Disorder or Tourette Syndrome
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Citation: Rizzo R, Pellico A, Silvestri PR, Chiarotti F and Cardona F (2018) A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Behavioral, Educational, and Pharmacological Treatments in Youths With Chronic Tic Disorder or Tourette Syndrome. Front. Psychiatry 9:100. doi: 10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00100 a randomized controlled Trial comparing Behavioral, educational, and Pharmacological Treatments in Youths With chronic Tic Disorder or Tourette syndrome
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