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. 2016 Jan;37(1):29-36.
doi: 10.15537/smj.2016.1.13183.

Low oxytocin and melatonin levels and their possible role in the diagnosis and prognosis in Iraqi autistic children

Haidar A Abdulamir  1 , Omar F Abdul-Rasheed, Emad A Abdulghani
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Low oxytocin and melatonin levels and their possible role in the diagnosis and prognosis in Iraqi autistic children

Haidar A Abdulamir et al. Saudi Med J. 2016 Jan.
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