Obstetric complications in children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder and learning disability

McGill Journal of Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 109-113

  Bhat, Mamatha ^d   Grizenko, Natalie ^a,b   Ben Amor, L ^a   Joober, Ridha ^a,c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d Douglas Hospital Research Centre ^*

Author keywords

ADHD; Learning disabilities; Obstetric complications

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; LEARNING TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; STUDENT;

EID: 27144492641     PISSN: 1201026X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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