Race/ethnicity and insurance status as factors associated with ADHD treatment patterns

Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 88-96

  Stevens, Jack ^a   Harman, Jeffrey S ^b   Kelleher, Kelly J ^a  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMPHETAMINE DERIVATIVE; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; PEMOLINE; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DRUG USE; ETHNOLOGY; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH INSURANCE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CARE; MINORITY GROUP; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOTHERAPY; RACE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; ETHNIC GROUPS; HUMANS; INSURANCE, HEALTH; PSYCHOTROPIC DRUGS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 14944355910     PISSN: 10445463     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/cap.2005.15.88     Document Type: Article

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