Association Between Insecure Attachment and ADHD: Environmental Mediating Factors

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Association Between Insecure Attachment and ADHD : Environmental Mediating Factors. / Storebo, Ole Jakob; Darling Rasmussen, Pernille; Simonsen, Erik.

In: Journal of Attention Disorders, Vol. 20, No. 2, 02.2016, p. 187-196.

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Storebo, OJ, Darling Rasmussen, P & Simonsen, E 2016, 'Association Between Insecure Attachment and ADHD: Environmental Mediating Factors', Journal of Attention Disorders, vol. 20, no. 2, pp. 187-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054713501079

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Storebo, O. J., Darling Rasmussen, P., & Simonsen, E. (2016). Association Between Insecure Attachment and ADHD: Environmental Mediating Factors. Journal of Attention Disorders, 20(2), 187-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054713501079

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Storebo OJ, Darling Rasmussen P, Simonsen E. Association Between Insecure Attachment and ADHD: Environmental Mediating Factors. Journal of Attention Disorders. 2016 Feb;20(2):187-196. https://doi.org/10.1177/1087054713501079

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Storebo, Ole Jakob ; Darling Rasmussen, Pernille ; Simonsen, Erik. / Association Between Insecure Attachment and ADHD : Environmental Mediating Factors. In: Journal of Attention Disorders. 2016 ; Vol. 20, No. 2. pp. 187-196.

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