ADHD in girls: Clinical comparability of a research sample

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 40-47

  Sharp, Wendy S ^a   Walter, James M ^a   Marsh, Wendy L ^b   Ritchie, Gail F ^c   Hamburger, Susan D ^a   Castellanos, F Xavier ^a,d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON   (United States)

^c Substance Abuse/Mental Hlth SA   (United States)

^d Bldg 10 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Dextroamphetamine; Methylphenidate; Randomized clinical trials; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANOREXIA; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0032919726     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199901000-00018     Document Type: Article

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