Factors associated with medium-term response to psychostimulant medication

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 264-268

  Hazell, P L ^a,d   Lewin, T J ^b   McDowell, M J ^c   Walton, J M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b James Fletcher Hospital   (Australia)

^c Royal Children's Hospital and Health Service District   (Australia)

^d Queensland Health The Institute for Child and Youth Mental Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention deficit; Predictors; Psychostimulants; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH CARE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION SCIENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONSUMER SATISFACTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUALITY OF LIFE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033054142     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1754.1999.00357.x     Document Type: Article

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