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Editorial
. 2016 May 31:353:i2874.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.i2874.

The cardiovascular safety of methylphenidate

John W Jackson  1
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Editorial

The cardiovascular safety of methylphenidate

John W Jackson. BMJ. .

Abstract

What to make of studies that agree to disagree

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: I have read and understood the BMJ Group policy on declaration of interests and declare the following interests: none.

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