A randomized placebo-controlled pilot study of N-acetylcysteine in youth with autism spectrum disorder.

Wink LK, Adams R, Wang Z, Klaunig JE, Plawecki MH, Posey DJ, McDougle CJ, Erickson CA

DOI: 10.1186/s13229-016-0088-6
Published: 2016
Container: Molecular autism
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@article{allodium:10.1186/s13229-016-0088-6,
  title = {A randomized placebo-controlled pilot study of N-acetylcysteine in youth with autism spectrum disorder.},
  author = {Wink LK and Adams R and Wang Z and Klaunig JE and Plawecki MH and Posey DJ and McDougle CJ and Erickson CA},
  year = {2016},
  journal = {Molecular autism},
  doi = {10.1186/s13229-016-0088-6},
  url = {https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0088-6}
}

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AU  - McDougle CJ
AU  - Erickson CA
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JO  - Molecular autism
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LK, W., R, A., Z, W., JE, K., MH, P., DJ, P., CJ, M., & CA, E. (2016). A randomized placebo-controlled pilot study of N-acetylcysteine in youth with autism spectrum disorder.. Molecular autism. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13229-016-0088-6

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