Effects of essential fatty acids in iron deficient and sleep-disturbed attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) children

European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

Volumn 65, Issue 10, 2011, Pages 1167-1169

  Yehuda, S ^a   Rabinovitz Shenkar, S ^a   Carasso, R L ^b  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b HILLEL YAFFE MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

ADHD; essential fatty acids; iron deficiency; sleep; treatment

Indexed keywords

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACID; HEMOGLOBIN; POLYUNSATURATED FATTY ACID;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR CHANGE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COOPERATION; EATING HABIT; FATIGUE; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; MENTAL CONCENTRATION; MOOD; NONHUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP QUALITY; THERAPY EFFECT; TREATMENT DURATION;

ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FATTY ACIDS, ESSENTIAL; HUMANS; IRON, DIETARY; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 80053993322     PISSN: 09543007     EISSN: 14765640     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ejcn.2011.80     Document Type: Article

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