Dyslexia and AD/HD among Swedish prison inmates

Journal of Scandinavian Studies in Criminology and Crime Prevention

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 84-95

  Lindgren, May ^a   Jensen, Jimmy ^a   Dalteg, Arne ^a   Meurling, Ann Wirsén ^a   Ingvar, David H ^a   Levander, Sten ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Ad HD; Dyslexia; Inmates; Neuropsychology; Personality; Prison

Indexed keywords

EID: 85016166174     PISSN: 14043858     EISSN: 16512340     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/140438502762467227     Document Type: Article

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