Continuous performance test performance in a normative epidemiological sample

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 555-562

  Conners, Keith ^a,b   Epstein, Jeffery N ^a   Angold, Adrian ^a   Klaric, John ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Continuous performance test; Epidemiological; Normative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; ETHNIC GROUPS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; NORTH CAROLINA; PREVALENCE; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 0141926692     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025457300409     Document Type: Article

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