High rate of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in obese adults: A case-control study

Obesity and Metabolism

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 121-124

  Docet, María F ^a   Larrañaga, Alejandra ^a   Fernández Sastre, José Luis ^a   García Mayor, Ricardo V ^a  

^a University Hospital of Vigo   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD); Eating disorders; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 79959795838     PISSN: 18253865     EISSN: 18267572     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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