ADHD characteristics in Canadian aboriginal children

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 642-647

  Baydala, Lola ^a,c   Sherman, Jody ^a   Rasmussen, Carmen ^a   Wikman, Erik ^a,b,c   Janzen, Henry ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b Misericordia Hospital   (Canada)

^c Misericordia Community Hospital   (Canada)

^d University of Alberta ^*  (Canada)

Author keywords

Aboriginal children; ADHD; Learning style

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ALBERTA; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COGNITION; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PREGNANCY; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33745226268     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054705284246     Document Type: Article

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