Effects of zinc and ferritin levels on parent and teacher reported symptom scores in Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 441-447

  Oner, Ozgur ^a,b   Oner, Pinar ^a   Bozkurt, Ozlem Hekim ^c   Odabas, Elif ^c   Keser, Nilufer ^c   Karadag, Hasan ^d   Kýzýlgün, Murat ^c  

^a DR SAMI ULUS CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c Diskapi Children's Hospital   (Turkey)

^d Yildirim Bayazit Education and Research Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

ADHD; Behavioral ratings; Ferritin; Zinc

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN; ZINC;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESSNESS; STATISTICAL MODEL; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; FACULTY; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHOMOTOR AGITATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; ZINC;

EID: 77956099362     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-010-0178-1     Document Type: Article

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