Growth and pubertal development of adolescent boys on stimulant medication for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 198, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 29-32

  Poulton, Alison S ^a   Melzer, Elaine ^a   Tait, Paul R ^b   Garnett, Sarah P ^b   Cowell, Chris T ^b   Baur, Louise A ^b   Clarke, Simon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CHILD; CHILD GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; PUBERTY; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BODY HEIGHT; BODY WEIGHT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PUBERTY;

EID: 84874624978     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: 13265377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/mja12.10931     Document Type: Article

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