Do Firstborn Children Have an Increased Risk of ADHD?

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 594-597

  Marín, Adela Masana ^a   Seco, Fernando Lopez ^a   Serrano, Susana Martí ^a   García, Silvia Acosta ^a   Gaviria Gómez, Ana Milena ^a   Ney, Inti ^a  

^a UNIVERSITAT ROVIRA I VIRGILI   (Spain)

Author keywords

Attention deficit disorder, ADHD; epidemiology; family risk factors; firstborn children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, ADHD; BIRTH ORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY RISK FACTORS; FEMALE; FIRSTBORN CHILDREN; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER, ADHD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FAMILY RISK FACTORS; FIRSTBORN CHILDREN;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIRTH ORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84906345886     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054712445066     Document Type: Article

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