Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Symptoms in Icelandic Schoolchildren: Assessment with the Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Rating Scale-IV

Scandinavian Journal of Psychology

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-306

  Magnússon, Páll ^a   Smári, Jakob ^b   Grétarsdóttir, Hrönn ^b   Prándardóttir, Hrund ^b  

^a LANDSPITALI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Iceland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ICELAND   (Iceland)

Author keywords

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Rating Scale IV; Parent and Teacher ratings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; ICELAND; MALE; PERSONALITY TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STATISTICS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HUMANS; ICELAND; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0033250635     PISSN: 00365564     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9450.404130     Document Type: Article

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