Inhibition and working memory in young preschool children with symptoms of ADHD and/or oppositional-defiant disorder

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 607-624

  Skogan, Annette Holth ^a   Zeiner, Pål ^a   Egeland, Jens ^b   Rohrer Baumgartner, Nina ^c   Urnes, Anne Grethe ^a   Reichborn Kjennerud, Ted ^c   Aase, Heidi ^c  

^a OSLO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; METHODOLOGY; NORWAY; ODD; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCHOOL CHILDREN; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY;

ADHD; DEVELOPMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONS; ODD; PRESCHOOL CHILDREN;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; CONFOUNDING FACTORS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NORWAY; RESEARCH DESIGN;

EID: 84903269061     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297049.2013.838213     Document Type: Article

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