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Cognitive and academic abilities associated with symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: a comparison between subtypes in a Greek non-clinical sample

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Pages 138-158 | Received 25 Nov 2013, Accepted 09 Apr 2014, Published online: 19 May 2014

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