Sustained attention and impulsivity in children with Tourette syndrome: Comorbidity and confounds

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 644-657

  Sherman, Elisabeth M S ^a,d,e   Shepard, Laura ^d   Joschko, Michael ^b,d   Freeman, Roger D ^c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Queen Alexandra Centre for Children's Health   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^d BC CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GILLES DE LA TOURETTE SYNDROME; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSESSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0032452687     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.20.5.644.1118     Document Type: Article

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