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How efficacious and safe is short-acting methylphenidate for the treatment of attention-deficit disorder in children and adolescents? A meta-analysis
Howard M. Schachter, Ba' Pham, Jim King, Stephanie Langford and David Moher
CMAJ November 27, 2001 165 (11) 1475-1488;
Howard M. Schachter
From *the Thomas C. Chalmers Centre for Systematic Reviews, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute; †the Department of Pediatrics, CHEO; and ‡the Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Ba' Pham
From *the Thomas C. Chalmers Centre for Systematic Reviews, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute; †the Department of Pediatrics, CHEO; and ‡the Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Jim King
From *the Thomas C. Chalmers Centre for Systematic Reviews, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute; †the Department of Pediatrics, CHEO; and ‡the Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
Stephanie Langford
From *the Thomas C. Chalmers Centre for Systematic Reviews, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute; †the Department of Pediatrics, CHEO; and ‡the Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
David Moher
From *the Thomas C. Chalmers Centre for Systematic Reviews, Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute; †the Department of Pediatrics, CHEO; and ‡the Department of Pediatrics, University of Ottawa, Ottawa, Ont.
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How efficacious and safe is short-acting methylphenidate for the treatment of attention-deficit disorder in children and adolescents? A meta-analysis
Howard M. Schachter, Ba' Pham, Jim King, Stephanie Langford, David Moher
CMAJ Nov 2001, 165 (11) 1475-1488;
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