Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder: A category or a continuum? Genetic analysis of a large-scale twin study

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 737-744

  Levy, Florence ^a   Hay, David A ^b   McStephen, Michael ^b   Wood, Catherine ^b   Waldman, Irwin ^b  

^a PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Diagnostic classification; Heritability; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC DIAGNOSIS; TWINS;

EID: 0030917123     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199706000-00009     Document Type: Article

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