Comorbidity of ADHD and dyslexia

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 475-493

  Germanò, Eva ^a   Gagliano, Antonella ^a   Curatolo, Paolo ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; GENETICS; HUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; HUMANS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 77955906598     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565641.2010.494748     Document Type: Article

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