Childhood obesity and attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A newly described comorbidity in obese hospitalized children

International Journal of Eating Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 357-359

  Agranat Meged, Anat N ^a,b   Deitcher, Chane ^b   Goldzweig, Gil ^b   Leibenson, Lilach ^b   Stein, Magda ^b   Galili Weisstub, Esti ^b  

^a HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Abnormal eating behaviors; AD HD; Adolescents; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY MASS; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; EATING DISORDER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, HOSPITALIZED; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; ISRAEL; MALE; OBESITY, MORBID; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 18844362659     PISSN: 02763478     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/eat.20096     Document Type: Article

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