A Preliminary Investigation of the Relation Between Thyroid Functioning and Sluggish Cognitive Tempo in Children

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2017, Pages 240-246

  Becker, Stephen P ^a   Luebbe, Aaron M ^a   Greening, Leilani ^b   Fite, Paula J ^c   Stoppelbein, Laura ^d,e  

^a MIAMI UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^e Glenwood Autism and Behavioral Health Center   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; children; endocrinology; sluggish cognitive tempo (SCT); thyroid functioning

Indexed keywords

THYROTROPIN;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPLICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROID DISEASE; THYROID GLAND;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; THYROID DISEASES; THYROID GLAND; THYROTROPIN;

EID: 85008690416     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054712466917     Document Type: Article

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