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Editorial
. 2016 Nov;22(11):873-874.
doi: 10.1111/cns.12657.

The Blind Men and the Elephant: The Risk of Misdiagnosis in Children with Developmental Disabilities

Karen Spruyt  1   2 , Jian-Sheng Lin  1
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Editorial

The Blind Men and the Elephant: The Risk of Misdiagnosis in Children with Developmental Disabilities

Karen Spruyt et al. CNS Neurosci Ther. 2016 Nov.
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The authors have no conflict of interests to disclose.

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