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Ravinder N Bhalla, MD Assistant Clinical Professor of Child Psychiatry, Rutgers New Jersey Medical School; Medical Director, Mental Health Clinic of Passaic; Consulting Staff, Christian Health Care Center

Ravinder N Bhalla, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Disclosure: Received income in an amount equal to or greater than $250 from: Allergen.

David Bienenfeld, MD Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Geriatric Medicine, Wright State University, Boonshoft School of Medicine

David Bienenfeld, MD is a member of the following medical societies: American Medical Association, American Psychiatric Association, Association for Academic Psychiatry

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