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Original Articles

Dexamphetamine Normalises Electrophysiological Activity in Attention Deficit-Hyperactivity Disorder during the Stroop Task

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Pages 301-310 | Received 08 Mar 2007, Accepted 26 Oct 2007, Published online: 25 Aug 2010

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