Knowledge about attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in Brazil;Conhecimento sobre o transtorno do déficit de atenção/ hiperatividade no Brasil

Jornal Brasileiro de Psiquiatria

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 94-101

  Gomes, Marcelo ^a   Palmini, André ^b   Barbirato, Fabio ^c   Rohde, Luis Augusto ^d   Mattos, Paulo ^e  

^a Novartis Biociências SA ^*  (Brazil)

^b PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^c Programa TDAH Infanto Juvenil da Santa Casa de Misericórdia do Rio de Janeiro

^d HOSPITAL DE CLÍNICAS DE PORTO ALEGRE   (Brazil)

^e FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Attention deficit disorder with hyperactivity; Attitudes; Health knowledge; Practice

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAZIL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH PROGRAM; HEALTH SERVICE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; PSYCHOTHERAPY;

EID: 38949126589     PISSN: 00472085     EISSN: 19820208     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0047-20852007000200004     Document Type: Article

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