The incidence of methylphenidate use by Canadian children: What is the impact of socioeconomic status and urban or rural residence?

Canadian Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 51, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 847-854

  Brownell, Marni D ^a,b   Mayer, Teresa ^c   Chateau, Daniel ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANITOBA   (Canada)

^c Healthy Child Manitoba Office   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Hyperactivity; Impulsivity; Inattention; Methylphenidate; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CANADA; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; INCIDENCE; INCOME; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION; PROBABILITY; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; URBAN AREA; ADOLESCENT; DRUG THERAPY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS; URBAN POPULATION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DRUG THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 33846995707     PISSN: 07067437     EISSN: 14970015     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/070674370605101306     Document Type: Article

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