Twin concordance for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A comparison of teachers' and mothers' reports

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 154, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 532-535

  Sherman, Dianne K ^a   McGue, Matthew K ^a   Iacono, William G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; MOTHER; OBSERVER VARIATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHER; TWIN CONCORDANCE;

EID: 0030985115     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/ajp.154.4.532     Document Type: Article

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