Mothers' views on hyperactivity: A cross-cultural perspective

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 27, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 121-126

  Gidwani, Pradeep P ^a   Opitz, Gudrun M ^b   Perrin, James M ^b  

^a RADY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Hispanic americans; Latino american; Mental health care barriers; Mental health disparities; Parent report

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CENTRAL AMERICA; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL FACTOR; CULTURAL VALUE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNIC GROUP; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; MOTHER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERTO RICO; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SOUTH AMERICA; VIGNETTE;

EID: 33748142415     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200604000-00006     Document Type: Review

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