Community Perspectives of Childhood Behavioral Problems and ADHD Among African American Parents

Ambulatory Pediatrics

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 226-231

  Olaniyan, Omolara ^a   dosReis, Susan ^b   Garriett, Victoria ^c   Mychailyszyn, Matthew P ^b   Anixt, Julia ^a   Rowe, Peter C ^a   Cheng, Tina L ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; focus groups; parental perceptions; racial disparity; social networks

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD PARENT RELATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; MALE; NARRATIVE; RACISM; SCHOOL; SOCIAL BELIEF; SOCIAL NETWORK; THEMATIC ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOCUS GROUPS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 34248523878     PISSN: 15301567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ambp.2007.02.002     Document Type: Article

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