Gender variation in the identification of Mexican children's psychiatric symptoms

Medical Anthropology Quarterly

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 376-393

  Brewis, Alexandra ^b   Schmidt, Karen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

ADHD; Culture; Gender; Mexico; Psychiatric disorders; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; ETHOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEXICO; POPULATION RESEARCH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 0037639526     PISSN: 07455194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1525/maq.2003.17.3.376     Document Type: Review

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