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Deficit de atención y Trastorno por hiperactividad en adultos
El déficit de atención y trastorno por hiperactividad en adultos es un diagnóstico válido y posible, con una posible influencia genética y con estrategias terapéuticas emergentes.
Autor/a: Dres. Timothy E. Wilens, Stephen v. Faraone, Joseph Biederman
Fuente: JAMA. 2004 Aug 4;292(5):619-23.
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1. Bibliografía
2. Desarrollo
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