Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 229-241 , December 2005

Disorders of Attention or Learning in Neurodevelopmental Disorders

  • Joshua B. Ewen, MD
    • ,
  • Bruce K. Shapiro, MD

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    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Bruce K. Shapiro, MD, Kennedy Krieger Institute, 707 North Broadway, Baltimore, MD 21205.

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 Supported in part by grant T73MC00019, Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration, and U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

PII: S1071-9091(05)00083-5

doi: 10.1016/j.spen.2005.12.005

Seminars in Pediatric Neurology
Volume 12, Issue 4 , Pages 229-241 , December 2005

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