Response switching process in children with attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder on the novel continuous performance test

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 50, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 462-466

  Inoue, Yuki ^a   Inagaki, Masumi ^a   Gunji, Atsuko ^a   Furushima, Wakana ^a   Kaga, Makiko ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

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Indexed keywords

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTINUOUS PERFORMANCE TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; REACTION TIME; STIMULUS RESPONSE; VISUAL STIMULATION;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 43949116627     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2008.02049.x     Document Type: Article

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