Knowledge and information about ADHD: Evidence of cultural differences among African-American and white parents

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 46, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 919-928

  Bussing, Regina ^a   Schoenberg, Nancy E ^b   Perwien, Amy R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit disorder; Ethnicity; Hyperactivity; Knowledge and attitudes

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AWARENESS; CAUCASIAN; CULTURAL FACTOR; DIETARY INTAKE; EDUCATION PROGRAM; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH CARE NEED; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INFORMATION; INTERVIEW; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; TELEPHONE; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIAL CLASS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0031890826     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0277-9536(97)00219-0     Document Type: Article

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