Institutional care and iron deficiency increase ADHD symptomology and lower IQ 2.5-5 years post-adoption

Developmental Science

Volumn 18, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 484-494

  Doom, Jenalee R ^a   Georgieff, Michael K ^a,b   Gunnar, Megan R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IRON;

ADOPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DEFICIENCY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILD; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOPTION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; IRON; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84927912757     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/desc.12223     Document Type: Article

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