Inattention, hyperactivity, and oppositional- defiant symptoms in Brazilian adolescents: Gender prevalence and agreement between teachers and parents in a non-english speaking population

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 135-140

  Serra Pinheiro, Maria Antonia ^a   Mattos, Paulo ^a   Angélica Regalla, Maria ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

ADHD; Cross cultural; Hyperactivity; Inattention; Oppositional defiant disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BRAZIL; CHILD; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENT; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX RATIO; UNITED STATES; UNIVERSITY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; BRAZIL; CHILD; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 49349098669     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708314620     Document Type: Article

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