Sex differences in tactile defensiveness in children with ADHD and their siblings

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 129-133

  Bröring, Tinka ^a   Rommelse, Nanda ^a   Sergeant, Joseph ^a   Scherder, Erik ^a  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSORY DEFENSIVENESS; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; TACTILE DISCRIMINATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERCEPTUAL DEFENSE; SEX FACTORS; TOUCH;

EID: 38349051484     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2007.02024.x     Document Type: Article

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