The prevalence of ADHD among primary school children in an Arabian society

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 77-82

  Bener, Abdulbari ^a,d   Al Qahtani, Razna ^b   Abdelaal, Ibrahim ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b QATAR UNIVERSITY   (Qatar)

^c HAMAD MEDICAL CORPORATION   (Qatar)

^d WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (Qatar)

Author keywords

Culture; Hyperactivity; Prevalence; Qatar; Schoolchildren; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QATAR; RESIDENTIAL CARE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CATCHMENT AREA (HEALTH); CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QATAR;

EID: 33745956317     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054705284500     Document Type: Article

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