Stimulant treatment over 5 years: Effects on growth

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 415-421

  Charach, Alice ^a   Figueroa, Max ^b   Chen, Shirley ^a   Ickowicz, Abel ^a   Schachar, Russell ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b HOSPITAL NACIONAL DE NIÑOS   (Costa Rica)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Growth; Hierarchical linear model; Psychostimulants

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY GROWTH; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD GROWTH; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; OUTCOMES RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIDE EFFECT; WEIGHT GAIN; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; FOLLOW UP; GROWTH; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BODY HEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GROWTH; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

EID: 33646378149     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000199026.91699.20     Document Type: Article

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