Diagnostic practices for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder: A national survey of primary care physicians

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 201-208

  Chan, Eugenia ^a   Hopkins, Marianne R ^b   Perrin, James M ^c   Herrerias, Carla ^d   Homer, Charles J ^e  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MAINE MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS   (United States)

^e National Intiative for Children's Healthcare Quality   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Clinical practice guideline; Practice variation; Primary care

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONDUCT DISORDER; DEPRESSION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; MEDICAL SOCIETY; PHYSICIAN; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIMARY MEDICAL CARE; RATING SCALE; TIC;

EID: 23044454215     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1367/A04-054R1.1     Document Type: Article

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