Increased aggression and activity level in 3- to 11-year-old girls with congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH)

Hormones and Behavior

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 368-374

  Pasterski, Vickie ^a   Hindmarsh, Peter ^b   Geffner, Mitchell ^c   Brook, Charles ^b   Brain, Caroline ^d   Hines, Melissa ^a,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON HOSPITALS   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity level; Aggression; Aggressive behavior; Androgens; Cah; Hormones; Sex differences; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN;

AGGRESSION; ANDROGEN RELEASE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MASCULINITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PLAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; ADULT; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGENS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENDER IDENTITY; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PSYCHOSEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 34547939892     PISSN: 0018506X     EISSN: 10956867     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yhbeh.2007.05.015     Document Type: Article

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