Iron deficiency in indian children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Indian Pediatrics

Volumn 47, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 955-958

  Juneja, Monica ^a   Jain, Rahul ^a   Singh, Vikrant ^a   Mallika, V ^b  

^a MAULANA AZAD MEDICAL COLLEGE   (India)

^b G B PANT HOSPITAL   (India)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Children; Ferritin; India; Iron

Indexed keywords

FERRITIN;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FERRITIN BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INDIA; IRON DEFICIENCY; MALE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; FEMALE; FERRITINS; HUMANS; IRON; MALE;

EID: 78651084806     PISSN: 00196061     EISSN: 00196061     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s13312-010-0160-9     Document Type: Article

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