Gender differences in ADHD subtype comorbidity

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 368-376

  Levy, Florence ^a,d   Hay, David A ^b   Bennett, Kellie S ^b   McStephen, Michael ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c CogState Ltd ^*  (Australia)

^d PRINCE OF WALES HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Comorbidity; Gender

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; GENERALIZED ANXIETY DISORDER; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEPARATION ANXIETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPEECH THERAPY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TWINS;

EID: 15344350829     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000153232.64968.c1     Document Type: Article

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