Maternal and child attributions in ADHD versus non-ADHD populations

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 187-196

  Collett, Brent R ^a,b   Gimpel, Gretchen A ^a  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MATERNAL WELFARE; MENTAL DISEASE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 3042718920     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/108705470400700401     Document Type: Article

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