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Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder or hyperkinetic disorder in adults

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 January 2018

B. K. Toone  and
G. J. H. Van Der Linden
B. K. Toone*
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital
G. J. H. Van Der Linden
Affiliation:
Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital
*
Department of Psychological Medicine, King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS
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The British Journal of Psychiatry , Volume 170 , Issue 6 , June 1997 , pp. 489 - 491
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Copyright © 1997 The Royal College of Psychiatrists 

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