The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 3 , Pages 414-419.e1 , September 2008

Cigarette Smoking Associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

  • Timothy E. Wilens, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Psychopharmacology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests: Timothy E. Wilens, MD, Pediatric Psychopharmacology Unit, 55 Parkman Street, YAW 6A, Boston, MA 02114
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  • Michael Vitulano, BA

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Psychopharmacology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Himanshu Upadhyaya, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, SC
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  • Joel Adamson, BA

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Psychopharmacology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Robert Sawtelle, BA

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Psychopharmacology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Linsey Utzinger, BA

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Psychopharmacology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA
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  • Joseph Biederman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Pediatric Psychopharmacology Program, Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Received 14 November 2007 ,Revised 6 February 2008 ,Accepted 4 April 2008.

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 Supported in part by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (grants R01 DA14419, DA016264, and 5U10DA015831).

 Potential conflict of interest information is available at www.jpeds.com.

PII: S0022-3476(08)00296-5

doi: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2008.04.030

The Journal of Pediatrics
Volume 153, Issue 3 , Pages 414-419.e1 , September 2008

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