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DRUGS, LEARNING AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN CHILDREN‐AN UPDATE *

1988; Wiley; Volume: 29; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00698.x

1469-7610

John S. Werry,

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Journal of Child Psychology and PsychiatryVolume 29, Issue 2 p. 129-141 DRUGS, LEARNING AND COGNITIVE FUNCTION IN CHILDREN-AN UPDATE * John S. Werry, Corresponding Author John S. Werry Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science University of Auckland, New Zealand.Requests for reprints to: Professor J. S. Werry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand.Search for more papers by this author John S. Werry, Corresponding Author John S. Werry Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science University of Auckland, New Zealand.Requests for reprints to: Professor J. S. Werry, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science, School of Medicine, University of Auckland, Private Bag, Auckland, New Zealand.Search for more papers by this author First published: March 1988 https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-7610.1988.tb00698.xCitations: 19 * Annotation first published in Vol. 22, No. 3, pp. 283–290, (1981). 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