A longitudinal twin study on the association between ADHD symptoms and reading

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 234-242

  Greven, Corina U ^a   Rijsdijk, Frühling V ^a   Asherson, Philip ^a   Plomin, Robert ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; genetics; hyperactivity impulsivity; inattentiveness; longitudinal; reading; twin

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GENETICS; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; READING; STATISTICS; TWINS; UNITED KINGDOM;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; READING; TWINS;

EID: 84856761802     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02445.x     Document Type: Article

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