ADHD Prevalence: Altitude or Sunlight? Better Understanding the Interrelations of Dopamine and the Circadian System

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 163-166

  Arns, Martijn ^a,b,c   Swanson, James M ^d   Arnold, L Eugene ^e  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE BRAINCLINICS   (Netherlands)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^c neuroCare group   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^e OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; altitude; circadian; DRD4; prevalence; solar intensity

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; DOPAMINE 4 RECEPTOR;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; HUMAN; SUNLIGHT;

ADOLESCENT; ALTITUDE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DOPAMINE; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, DOPAMINE D4; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 85038253219     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054715599574     Document Type: Article

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