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Articles

Specific Effects of Individualized Cognitive Training in Children with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): The Role of Pre-Training Cognitive Impairment and Individual Training Performance

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Pages 400-414 | Received 14 Jul 2018, Accepted 23 Mar 2019, Published online: 25 Apr 2019

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