The Conners' 10-item scale: Findings in a total population of Swedish 10-11-year-old children

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 98, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 828-833

  Westerlund, Joakim ^a   Ek, Ulla ^a   Holmberg, Kirsten ^b   Näswall, Katharina ^a   Fernell, Elisabeth ^c  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD; Conners' 10 item scale; Emotional lability; Gender; Restless impulsive behaviour

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONNERS 10 ITEM SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RESTLESSNESS; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEACHER;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FACULTY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SEX FACTORS; SWEDEN;

EID: 64149095348     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2008.01214.x     Document Type: Article

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