Distribution of symptoms of attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder in schoolchildren of Shiraz, South of Iran

Archives of Iranian Medicine

Volumn 11, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 618-624

  Ghanizadeh, Ahmad ^a  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD); Iran; Prevalence; Schoolchildren; Symptom

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; IRAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMETRICS; SCHOOLS; STUDENTS;

EID: 57449108489     PISSN: 10292977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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