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Original Articles

Working memory in school-aged children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder combined type: Are deficits modality specific and are they independent of impaired inhibitory control?

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Pages 749-759 | Received 12 Jun 2007, Accepted 10 Oct 2007, Published online: 05 Sep 2008

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