Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 114, Issue 10 , Pages 1841-1849 , October 2003

Event related potentials during attention tasks in VLBW children with and without attention deficit disorder

  • S Potgieter

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    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Laurentius Ziekenhuis, 6 Mgr. Driessen Street, 6043 CV Roermond, The Netherlands. Tel.: +31-475-382222; fax: +31-475-382046
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  • J Vervisch
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  • L Lagae

,Accepted 27 May 2003.

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Clinical Neurophysiology
Volume 114, Issue 10 , Pages 1841-1849 , October 2003

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