Birth weight as an independent predictor of ADHD symptoms: A within-twin pair analysis

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 453-459

  Pettersson, Erik ^a   Sjölander, Arvid ^a   Almqvist, Catarina ^a,b   Anckarsäter, Henrik ^c   D'Onofrio, Brian M ^d   Lichtenstein, Paul ^a   Larsson, Henrik ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^d INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; behavioral genetics; birth weight; DSM; environmental influences

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS; REGISTER; SWEDEN; TWINS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROGNOSIS; REGISTRIES; SWEDEN;

EID: 84924917513     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12299     Document Type: Article

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