Clinical utility of the Test of Variables of Attention (TOVA) in the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of Clinical Psychology

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 461-476

  Forbes, Gordon B ^a  

^a MILLIKIN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHER;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0031805355     PISSN: 00219762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1097-4679(199806)54:4<461::AID-JCLP8>3.0.CO;2-Q     Document Type: Article

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