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Overview of epidemiology, clinical features, genetics, neurobiology, and prognosis of adolescent attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
Adolescent medicine: state of the art reviews - 1 Aug 2008
Schubiner Howard, Katragadda Sreenivas
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ADHD is a common neurobehavioral disorder that is highly heritable. Recent research has identified several genes that are associated with ADHD. In addition, there are several biological factors that are environmentally derived that appear to play a role in the etiology of ADHD. It is quite clear that ADHD begins in childhood, but persists into adolescence and adulthood for the majority of individuals. Since the...
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