Adult ADHD research: Current status and future directions

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 624-627

  Ramsay, J Russell ^a   Rostain, Anthony L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN; HUMAN; METABOLISM; POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY; REVIEW;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; HUMANS; POSITRON-EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY;

EID: 41849086303     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708314590     Document Type: Review

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