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

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  1. CHU de Caen, Service de psychiatrie de l’enfant et de l’adolescent, 14000, Caen, France

    Fabian Guénolé & Jean-Marc Baleyte

  2. faculté de médecine, Université de Caen, 14000, Caen, France

    Jean-Marc Baleyte

  3. Service de psychiatrie de l’enfant et de l’adolescent du CHU de Caen, Avenue Clemenceau, 14033, Caen Cedex 9, France

    Fabian Guénolé

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Guénolé, F., Baleyte, JM. Melatonin for sleep-disturbed children with autism spectrum disorders: can we really speak of a substitution treatment?. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 20, 493–494 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-011-0196-y

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