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- Title
The importance of early screening and treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in order to avoid morbid obesity in children.
- Authors
Dahlgren, Jovanna; Björk, Anna
- Abstract
The author discusses the condition of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). She argues that screening od ADHD at the start of primary school is not performed on a regular basis in the developed world. She emphasizes the importance of early screening for ADHD to improve the child's capacity to interact with conventional weight loss programs.
- Subjects
ATTENTION-deficit hyperactivity disorder; MEDICAL screening; EARLY diagnosis; BODY weight; BEHAVIOR disorders in children
- Publication
Acta Paediatrica, 2014, Vol 103, Issue 1, p16
- ISSN
0803-5253
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/apa.12427