Parent reported preschool attention deficit hyperactivity: Measurement and validity

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 126-133

  Pavuluri, M N ^a   Luk, S L ^b   McGee, R ^c  

^a RUSH UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

ADHD; Hyperactivity; Preschool children; Scales; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY;

EID: 0032786430     PISSN: 10188827     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s007870050093     Document Type: Article

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