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01-09-2011 | Letter to the Editor

Melatonin for sleep-disturbed children with autism spectrum disorders: can we really speak of a substitution treatment?

Authors: Fabian Guénolé, Jean-Marc Baleyte

Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry | Issue 9/2011

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Dear Editor, …

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Title: Melatonin for sleep-disturbed children with autism spectrum disorders: can we really speak of a substitution treatment?
Authors: Fabian Guénolé
Jean-Marc Baleyte
Publication date: 01-09-2011
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry / Issue 9/2011
Print ISSN: 1018-8827
Electronic ISSN: 1435-165X
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-011-0196-y

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