Assessing the diagnostic accuracy of the identification of hyperkinetic disorders following the introduction of government guidelines in England

Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Mental Health

Volumn 2, Issue , 2008, Pages

  Foreman, David M ^a,b   Ford, Tamsin ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b Department of Health and Social Services ^*  (United Kingdom)

^c PLYMOUTH UNIVERSITY PENINSULA SCHOOLS OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT AND WELL-BEING ASSESSMENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; FEMALE; GOVERNMENT; HUMAN; HYPERKINESIA; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RELIABILITY; STANDARD; STRENGTHS AND DIFFICULTIES QUESTIONNAIRE; UNITED KINGDOM; VALIDITY;

EID: 57049127529     PISSN: None     EISSN: 17532000     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1753-2000-2-32     Document Type: Article

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