Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder among school children in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

African Health Sciences

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 172-181

  Kashala, Espérance ^a,b   Tylleskar, T ^b,c   Elgen, I ^c   Kayembe, K T ^a   Sommerfelt, K ^c  

^a Kinshasa University Hospital   (Congo)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

ADHD; DSM IV; Risk factors; School children

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC CONGO; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FAMILIAL DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SYMPTOM; URBAN AREA;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF THE CONGO; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HUMANS; INTERVIEWS AS TOPIC; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 27144432259     PISSN: 16806905     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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