Executive function and psychosocial adjustment in children with early treated phenylketonuria: Correlation with historical and concurrent phenylalanine levels

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 317-323

  Griffiths, P ^a   Tarrini, M ^a   Robinson, P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Phenylketonuria; Psychosocial adjustment

Indexed keywords

PHENYLALANINE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BLOOD LEVEL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIET THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERSONALITY; PHENYLKETONURIA; PLANNING; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY;

EID: 0031447781     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1997.tb00715.x     Document Type: Article

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