Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder prevalence in an inner city elementary school;Prevalência do transtorno de déficit de atenção/hiperatividade numa escola pública primária

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 67-73

  Vasconcelos, Marcio M ^a,c   Werner Jr , Jairo ^b   De Araújo Malheiros, Ana Flávia ^b   Negreiros Lima, Daniel Fampa ^b   Oliveira Santos, Ítalo Souza ^b   Bardawil Barbosa, Jane ^b  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FLUMINENSE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c NONE   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attention deficit disorder; Child; Hyperactivity; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 0344407499     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/s0004-282x2003000100012     Document Type: Article

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