Responsible Use of Open-Access Developmental Data: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.
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SUBMITTER: Simmons C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC8726588 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun
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Responsible Use of Open-Access Developmental Data: The Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) Study.
Simmons Cortney C Conley May I MI Gee Dylan G DG Baskin-Sommers Arielle A Barch Deanna M DM Hoffman Elizabeth A EA Huber Rebekah S RS Iacono William G WG Nagel Bonnie J BJ Palmer Clare E CE Sheth Chandni S CS Sowell Elizabeth R ER Thompson Wesley K WK Casey B J BJ
Psychological science 20210527 6
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