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Case Report: Resolution of Severe Sexual Aggression in a Developmentally Disabled Adolescent During Leuprolide Acetate Use

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  1. Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, University of Michigan, 4250 Plymouth Road, SPC 5766, Ann Arbor, MI, 48109-2700, USA

    Cara Fosdick & Sarah Mohiuddin

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Fosdick, C., Mohiuddin, S. Case Report: Resolution of Severe Sexual Aggression in a Developmentally Disabled Adolescent During Leuprolide Acetate Use. J Autism Dev Disord 46, 2267–2269 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-016-2739-z

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