The predictive power of combined neuropsychological measures for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 101-114

  Perugini, Eve Marie ^a   Harvey, Elizabeth A ^b,d   Lovejoy, David W ^c   Sandstrom, Kristen ^a   Webb, Anne H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

^c HARTFORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATIENT CODING; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD;

ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0034534082     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/chin.6.2.101.7059     Document Type: Article

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