Neuropsychological characteristics of adolescent boys differing in risk for high blood pressure

Annals of Behavioral Medicine

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 231-237

  Ditto, Blaine ^a   Séguin, Jean R ^b   Tremblay, Richard E ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; FAMILY HISTORY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NORMAL HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE;

ADOLESCENT; BLOOD PRESSURE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; HUMANS; HYPERTENSION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33744736975     PISSN: 08836612     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15324796abm3103_4     Document Type: Article

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