Genetic basis of attention deficit and hyperactivity

British Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 174, Issue FEB., 1999, Pages 105-111

  Thapar, Anita ^a   Holmes, Jane ^a   Poulton, Kay ^a   Harrington, Richard ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b University of Manchester ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; GENE REPLICATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; REVIEW;

EID: 0033038226     PISSN: 00071250     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.174.2.105     Document Type: Review

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