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Original Article

The use of methylphenidate in paediatric traumatic brain injury

J. E. Hornyak Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Pediatric PM&R, University of Michigan Medical Center, F7822 Mott Children's Hospital, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0239, USA
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V. S. Nelson Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Pediatric PM&R, University of Michigan Medical Center, F7822 Mott Children's Hospital, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0239, USA
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E. A. Hurvitz Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Division of Pediatric PM&R, University of Michigan Medical Center, F7822 Mott Children's Hospital, 1500 E. Medical Center Drive, Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0239, USA
Pages 15-17 | Accepted 01 Oct 1996, Published online: 10 Jul 2009

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