Assessing the validity of the quality of life enjoyment and satisfaction questionnaire-short form in adults with ADHD

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 504-509

  Mick, Eric ^a   Faraone, Stephen V ^b   Spencer, Thomas ^a   Zhang, Huabin F ^c   Biederman, Joseph ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c McNeil Pediatrics   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Adult; Q LES QSF; Quality of life

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SATISFACTION;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL SATISFACTION; QUALITY OF LIFE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 37249050509     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054707308468     Document Type: Article

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