Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 114, Issue 2 , Pages 319-328 , February 2003

EEG activity in girls with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

  • Adam R Clarke

      Affiliations

    • Brain and Behaviour Research Institute and Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +61-2-4221-5775; fax: +61-2-4221-4163
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  • Robert J Barry

      Affiliations

    • Brain and Behaviour Research Institute and Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    • ,
  • Rory McCarthy

      Affiliations

    • Private Paediatric Practice, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Mark Selikowitz

      Affiliations

    • Private Paediatric Practice, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    • ,
  • Donna C Clarke

      Affiliations

    • Brain and Behaviour Research Institute and Department of Psychology, University of Wollongong, Wollongong, NSW 2522, Australia
    • ,
  • Rodney J Croft

      Affiliations

    • Centre for Neuropsychopharmacology, Swinburne University of Technology, Hawthorn, NSW 3122, Australia

,Accepted 24 September 2002.

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Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 114, Issue 2 , Pages 319-328 , February 2003

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