Childhood clumsiness and peer victimization: A case-control study of psychiatric patients

BMC Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue , 2013, Pages

  Bejerot, Susanne ^a,c   Humble, Mats B ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c ST GÖRAN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; Autistic disorder; Bullying; Cerebellum; Motor skills; Movement

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEVELOPMENTAL COORDINATION DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDEPENDENT VARIABLE; INTELLIGENCE; JUMPING; LONELINESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PATIENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PEER PRESSURE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM; VICTIM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BULLYING; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PEER GROUP; QUESTIONNAIRES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84874127708     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1471244X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-244X-13-68     Document Type: Article

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