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Freakonomics, M.D.

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The Effects of Medication on ADHD

Children born in August received an average of 120 more days of medication than kids born in September. Doctors didn't seem to be revising their diagnoses on the basis of a child's relative age. ADHD is more than twice as common in boys as it is in girls.

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