Sustained attention problems in children with early treated congenital hypothyroidism

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 85, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 425-429

  Kooistra, L ^a   Van Der Meere, J J ^a   Vulsma, T ^b   Kalverboer, A F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention skills; Cognitive development; Congenital hypothyroidism; Continuous performance task; Neonatal screening; Thyroid hormones

Indexed keywords

THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 0030010319     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1996.tb14054.x     Document Type: Article

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