Thyroid function and oppositional defiant disorder: More than a coincidence in prepubertal boys with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder?

Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Cakaloz, Burcu ^a,b,c   Akay, Aynur Pekcanlar ^a,b,c   Bober, Ece ^a,b,c   Yulug, Burak ^a,b,c  

^a PAMUKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b Alanya Can Hastanesi   (Turkey)

^c DOKUZ EYLUL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

NEUROTRANSMITTER; THYROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; LETTER; MALE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PREPUBERTY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; THYROID FUNCTION; BLOOD;

ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; HUMANS; MALE; THYROID HORMONES;

EID: 80052557098     PISSN: 08950172     EISSN: 15457222     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.neuropsych.23.2.E9     Document Type: Letter

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