Child mental health and human capital accumulation: The case of ADHD

Journal of Health Economics

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1094-1118

  Currie, Janet ^a   Stabile, Mark ^b  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Children; Education; Human capital; Mental health

Indexed keywords

CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN CAPITAL; MENTAL HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SYMPTOM;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING; UNITED STATES;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATIONAL MEASUREMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; UNITED STATES;

CANADA; NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 33750020598     PISSN: 01676296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhealeco.2006.03.001     Document Type: Article

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