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Adaptive will: The evolution of attention deficit disorder
Article first published online: 19 APR 2000
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6696(200021)36:2<149::AID-JHBS3>3.0.CO;2-9
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Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences
Volume 36, Issue 2, pages 149–169, Spring 2000
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Lakoff, A. (2000), Adaptive will: The evolution of attention deficit disorder. Journal of the History of the Behavioral Sciences, 36: 149–169. doi: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6696(200021)36:2<149::AID-JHBS3>3.0.CO;2-9
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