Zinc deficiency in attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 40, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 1308-1310

  Toren, Paz ^a   Eldar, Sofia ^a   Sela, Ben Ami ^c   Wolmer, Leo ^a   Weitz, Raphael ^a   Inbar, Dov ^c   Koren, Sharon ^a   Reiss, Ahuva ^a   Weizman, Ronit ^a   Laor, Nathaniel ^a,b  

^a TEL AVIV COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH CENTER   (Israel)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

ADHD; melatonin; MPH; serotonin; zinc deficiency

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; ZINC DEFICIENCY;

EID: 17944401681     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-3223(96)00310-1     Document Type: Article

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