Birth weight and attention-deficit/hyperactivity symptoms in childhood and early adolescence: A prospective Swedish twin study

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 46, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 370-377

  Hultman, Christina M ^a,b   Torrång, Anna ^a   Tuvblad, Catherine ^a   Cnattingius, Sven ^a   Larsson, Jan Olov ^c   Lichtenstein, Paul ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Birth weight; Twins

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIRTH CERTIFICATE; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHECKLIST; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWEDEN; TWINS;

EID: 33847201102     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000246059.62706.22     Document Type: Article

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