Routine developmental screening at 5.5 and 7 years of age is not an efficient predictor of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder at age 10

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics

Volumn 99, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 112-120

  Holmberg, Kirsten ^a   Sundelin, Claes ^a   Hjern, Anders ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b CENTRE FOR EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Child Health Centres; Developmental screening; Preschool children; School children

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL SCREENING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR CONTROL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SWEDEN;

EID: 71949103305     PISSN: 08035253     EISSN: 16512227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1651-2227.2009.01504.x     Document Type: Article

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