Genetic effects on ADHD symptomatology in 7- to 13-year-old twins: Results from a telephone survey

Behavior Genetics

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 83-99

  Nadder, Teresa S ^a,b   Silberg, Judy L ^a   Eaves, Lindon J ^a   Maes, Hermine H ^a   Meyer, Joanne M ^a  

^a VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b VIRGINIA COMMONWEALTH UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Conduct disorder; Contrast effects; Genetics; Oppositional defiant disorder; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COMORBIDITY; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, GENETIC; PHENOTYPE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TWINS, DIZYGOTIC; TWINS, MONOZYGOTIC; VIRGINIA;

EID: 0031966091     PISSN: 00018244     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021686906396     Document Type: Article

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