Physiological evidence of hypermasculinization in boys with the inattentive type of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)

Clinical Neuroscience Research

Volumn 5, Issue 5-6, 2005, Pages 233-245

  McFadden, Dennis ^a   Westhafer, J Gregory ^a   Pasanen, Edward G ^a   Carlson, Caryn L ^a   Tucker, David M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

2D:4D ratio; ADHD; ADHD types; Hypermasculinization; Otoacoustic emissions; Prenatal androgen exposure

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

ADOLESCENT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ASIAN AMERICAN; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; EVOKED OTOACOUSTIC EMISSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MASCULINITY; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 20544439094     PISSN: 15662772     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cnr.2005.09.004     Document Type: Article

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