Advances in molecular genetic studies of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in China

Shanghai Archives of Psychiatry

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 194-206

  Gao, Qian ^a,b   Liu, Lu ^a,b   Qian, Qiujin ^a,b   Wang, Yufeng ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY SIXTH HOSPITAL   (China)

^b PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

ADHD; Candidate gene studies; China; Genetics; GWAS

Indexed keywords

EID: 84930472563     PISSN: 10020829     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3969/j.issn.1002-0829.2014.04.003     Document Type: Review

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