Prior treatment with stimulant medication: A much neglected confounder of studies of growth in children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 385-387

  Poulton, Alison S ^a   Nanan, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PEMOLINE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY HEIGHT; CATCH UP GROWTH; CHILD GROWTH; GROWTH RATE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIALS AS TOPIC; GROWTH; HUMANS; SELECTION BIAS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 50849083529     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2008.0011     Document Type: Article

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