Preschool twin study of the relation between attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder and prereading skills

Reading and Writing

Volumn 20, Issue 1-2, 2007, Pages 103-125

  Willcutt, Erik G ^a   Betjemann, Rebecca S ^a   Wadsworth, Sally J ^a   Samuelsson, Stefan ^b,c   Corley, Robin ^a   Defries, John C ^a   Byrne, Brian ^d   Pennington, Bruce F ^e   Olson, Richard K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STAVANGER   (Norway)

^c LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF DENVER   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; DSM IV; Dyslexia; Genes; Preschool; Reading

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845796102     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-006-9020-3     Document Type: Article

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