The role of double dissociation studies in the search for candidate endophenotypes for the comorbidity of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and reading disability

International Journal of Disability, Development and Education

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 177-193

  De Jong, Christien ^a,b   Oosterlaan, Jaap ^a   Sergeant, Joseph ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Comorbidity, Double dissociation; Endophenotype; Reading Disability; Subtype

Indexed keywords

EID: 33745588299     PISSN: 1034912X     EISSN: 1465346X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10349120600716158     Document Type: Article

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