An investigation of impulsivity in children with early-treated congenital hypothyroidism

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 595-610

  Kooistra, Libbe ^a   Vulsma, Thomas ^b   Van Der Meere, Jaap ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

THYROID HORMONE; THYROXINE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL HYPOTHYROIDISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NEWBORN SCREENING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; THYROID GLAND; THYROID HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL;

EID: 4744349058     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/s15326942dn2602_4     Document Type: Article

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