Stimulant prescribing for the treatment of ADHD in Western Australia: Socioeconomic and remoteness differences

Medical Journal of Australia

Volumn 186, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 124-127

  Calver, Janine ^a   Preen, David ^b   Bulsara, Max ^b   Sanfilippo, Frank ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; GENDER; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCRIPTION; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33847275659     PISSN: 0025729X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2007.tb00834.x     Document Type: Article

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