Symptoms of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in severely obese women

Eating and Weight Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2005, Pages

  Fleming, J P ^a,b   Levy, L D ^a   Levitan, R D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b NONE   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adult obesity; Attention; Deficit; Hyperactivity disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; OBESITY; RATING SCALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAMPLING; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 30744467163     PISSN: 11244909     EISSN: 15901262     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03354661     Document Type: Article

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