Scatter plot analysis of excessive daytime sleepiness and severe disruptive behavior in adults with Prader-Willi syndrome: A pilot study

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 529-537

  Maas, Anneke P H M ^a   Didden, Robert ^b   Bouts, Lex ^b   Smits, Marcel G ^c   Curfs, Leopold M G ^a,d  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^c GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^d MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Disruptive behavior; Excessive daytime sleepiness; Prader Willi syndrome; Scatter plot

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTITUDE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; OBSERVER VARIATION; PILOT PROJECTS; PRADER-WILLI SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 59749093880     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2008.08.001     Document Type: Article

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