Visual sustained attention in a child psychiatric population

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 651-659

  Swaab Barneveld, Hanna ^a   De Sonneville, Leo ^b   Cohen Kettenis, Peggy ^a   Gielen, Anneke ^a   Buitelaar, Jan ^a   Van Engeland, Herman ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^b VU UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Continuous performance; Sustained attention; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SIGNAL DETECTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

EID: 0034007531     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-200005000-00020     Document Type: Article

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