The term comorbidity is of questionable value in reference to developmental disorders: Data and theory

Journal of Learning Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 555-565

  Kaplan, Bonnie J ^a,b   Dewey, Deborah M ^a,b   Crawford, Susan G ^b   Wilson, Brenda N ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^b ALBERTA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DYSLEXIA; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CAUSALITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0041849759     PISSN: 14690047     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/002221940103400608     Document Type: Article

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