Brief report: Response to methylphenidate in two children with Williams syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 79-87

  Power, Thomas J ^a,b   Blum, Nathan J ^a   Jones, Susan M ^a   Kaplan, Paige E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b Children's Seashore House ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CHROMOSOME 7Q; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GENE DELETION; GROWTH RETARDATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOOTH MALFORMATION; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

EID: 0031037014     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025873206116     Document Type: Article

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