A comparative study of performance in the conners' continuous performance test between Brazilian and North American children

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 588-598

  Miranda, Mnica Carolina ^a   Sinnes, Elaine Girão ^a   Pompéia, Sabine ^a   Bueno, Orlando Francisco Amodeo ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Child development; Comparative study; Continuous Perfomance Test; Cross cultural; Cultural differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAZIL; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; SEX DIFFERENCE; UNITED STATES;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAZIL; CHILD; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; CULTURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 38849197970     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054707299412     Document Type: Article

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