Use of health and school-based services in Australia by young people with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1355-1363

  Sawyer, Michael Gifford ^a,b   Rey, Joseph M ^c,d   Arney, Fiona Marie ^e   Whitham, Justine Nikola ^b   Clark, Jennifer Joy ^b   Baghurst, Peter Adrian ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^b WOMEN S AND CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^d Northern Sydney Health   (Australia)

^e Victorian Parenting Centre   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Service use

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COUNSELING; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH SERVICE; PARENTAL BEHAVIOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE;

EID: 6944243962     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.chi.0000138354.90981.5b     Document Type: Article

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