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Various endogenous opioids and autistic behavior: A response to Gillberg

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Sandman, C.A. Various endogenous opioids and autistic behavior: A response to Gillberg. J Autism Dev Disord 22, 132–133 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01046410

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