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Understanding the neuro-developmental pathogenesis of social disability: towards a cross-disorder approach

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Barthélémy, C. Understanding the neuro-developmental pathogenesis of social disability: towards a cross-disorder approach. Eur Child Adolesc Psychiatry 23, 59–60 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-013-0516-5

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