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Fetal programming of mental health by acetaminophen? Response to the SMFM statement: prenatal acetaminophen use and ADHD

Jørn OlsenDepartment of Clinical Epidemiology, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, DenmarkCorrespondence[email protected]
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Zeyan LiewDepartment of Epidemiology, Fielding School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Los Angeles, CA, USAView further author information
Pages 1395-1398 | Received 28 Jun 2017, Accepted 13 Sep 2017, Published online: 03 Oct 2017

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