Stimulant medications and growth

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 574-576

  Poulton, Alison ^a   Nanan, Ralph ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY HEIGHT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG EFFICACY; GROWTH CURVE; GROWTH DISORDER; HUMAN; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT RESPONSE; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; GROWTH; NOTE;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; GROWTH; HUMANS;

EID: 67650327186     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31819e3f60     Document Type: Letter

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