Clinical correlates of ADHD in females: Findings from a large group of girls ascertained from pediatric and psychiatric referral sources

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 966-975

  Biederman, Joseph ^a,b   Faraone, Stephen V ^a,b   Mick, Eric ^a,c   Williamson, Sarah ^a   Wilens, Timothy E ^a,b   Spencer, Thomas J ^a,b   Weber, Wendy ^a   Jetton, Jennifer ^a   Kraus, Ilana ^d   Pert, Jim ^d   Zallen, Barry ^d  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d HARVARD PILGRIM HEALTH CARE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Childhood psychopathology; Females

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL DISEASE; META ANALYSIS; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHIATRIC TREATMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 13044274178     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004583-199908000-00012     Document Type: Article

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