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Translating benefits of exercise on depression for youth with autism spectrum disorder and neurodevelopmental disorders. 运动对患有自闭症谱系障碍和神经发育障碍的青少年抑郁症的益处

Journal of psychology and psychiatry Pub Date : 2018-01-01 Epub Date: 2017-03-30

Eve Spratt, Mary Ashley Mercer, Allie Grimes, Carrie Papa, Jessa Norton, Alexandra Serpe, Martina Mueller, Mark Eckert, Katie Harris, Lee Blackmon, James Durant, Janis Newton

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