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Controlled-Release Methylphenidate Improves Attention During On-Road Driving by Adolescents with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Daniel J. Cox, Jeffery W. Humphrey, R. Lawrence Merkel, Jennifer Kim Penberthy and Boris Kovatchev
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice July 2004, 17 (4) 235-239; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.17.4.235
Daniel J. Cox
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Jeffery W. Humphrey
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R. Lawrence Merkel
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Daniel J. Cox, Jeffery W. Humphrey, R. Lawrence Merkel, Jennifer Kim Penberthy, Boris Kovatchev
The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Jul 2004, 17 (4) 235-239; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.4.235

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The Journal of the American Board of Family Practice Jul 2004, 17 (4) 235-239; DOI: 10.3122/jabfm.17.4.235
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