Genetics of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A current review and future prospects

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 5-20

  Levy, Florence ^a   Hay, David A ^b   Bennett, Kellie S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Genetics; Review

Indexed keywords

EID: 33644697768     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120500509950     Document Type: Article

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