A systematic review of prospective studies on attention problems and academic achievement: Review

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 122, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 271-284

  Polderman, T J C ^a,b   Boomsma, D I ^a   Bartels, M ^a   Verhulst, F C ^b   Huizink, A C ^a,b,c  

^a VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; child; educational status; longitudinal studies

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; REVIEW; SOCIAL STATUS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; INTELLIGENCE; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; LEARNING; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956326440     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: 16000447     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.2010.01568.x     Document Type: Review

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