Prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in 4- to 17-year-old children in the general population

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 455-462

  Pineda, David ^a,b,e   Ardila, Alfredo ^b   Rosselli, Monica ^c   Arias, Beatriz E ^d   Henao, Gloria C ^b   Gomez, Luisa F ^d   Mejia, Silvia E ^b   Miranda, Martha L ^d  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE ANTIOQUIA   (Colombia)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE SAN BUENAVENTURA   (Colombia)

^c FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSIDAD DE MANIZALES   (Colombia)

^e Clínica Las Vegas Fase II Consultorio   (Colombia)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Behavioral rating scales; Cross cultural assessment; Demographic variables

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0033404811     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021932009936     Document Type: Article

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