Executive function in adolescence among children with attention-deficit/ hyperactivity disorder in Taiwan

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 525-534

  Gau, Susan Shur Fen ^a,b   Chiu, Chui De ^c   Shang, Chi Yung ^a,b   Cheng, Andrew Tai Ann ^d   Soong, Wei Tsuen ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b School of Medicine   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d INSTITUTE OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescence; CANTAB; Executive function; Methylphenidate; Persistent ADHD

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHINA; ETHNOLOGY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL MODEL; TAIWAN;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHINA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TAIWAN;

EID: 74549166108     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181c21c97     Document Type: Article

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