Thyroid hormone and attention in school-age children with congenital hypothyroidism

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 1996, Pages 579-585

  Rovet, Joanne ^a   Alvarez, Miguel ^b  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b INSTITUTO DE NEUROLOGÍA Y NEUROCIRUGÍA   (Cuba)

Author keywords

Attention; Attention deficit disorder; Congenital hypothyroidism; Resistance to thyroid hormone; Thyroid hormone

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; DATA BASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID FUNCTION TEST; THYROTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; VARIANCE;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHYROIDISM; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; REFERENCE VALUES; THYROID FUNCTION TESTS; THYROID HORMONES; THYROTROPIN; THYROXINE;

EID: 0029933828     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1996.tb01444.x     Document Type: Article

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