An 8-Year Follow-up Study of Profiles and Predictors of Methylphenidate Use in a Nationwide Sample of Boys

Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 155, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 721-727

  Romano, Elisa ^a   Thornhill, Stacey ^a   Lacourse, Éric ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLPHENIDATE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; IMPULSIVENESS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PREDICTION; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; ODDS RATIO; ONTARIO; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 71749121590     PISSN: 00223476     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2009.05.028     Document Type: Article

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