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  1. Institute of Psychiatry London, England

    Seija Sandberg M.D., M.R.C.Psych.

  2. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioural Science University of Auckland, India

    Michael Aman Ph.D. (MRC Senior Research Fellow)

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Sandberg, S., Aman, M. Comment on “hyperactivity: Nature of the syndrome and its natural history”. J Autism Dev Disord 15, 229–233 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01531608

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