Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder: A survey on prevalence rate among male subjects in elementary school (7 to 9 years old) in Iran

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 386-390

  Talaei, Ali ^a   Mokhber, Naghmeh ^a   Abdollahian, Ebrahim ^a   Bordbar, Mohammad Reza Fayyazi ^a   Salari, Elham ^a  

^a MASHHAD UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

ADHD; Conners' questionnaire; Prevalence; Schoolboys

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; MALE; PARENT; PILOT STUDY; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; UNIVERSITY;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACULTY; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; PARENTS; PILOT PROJECTS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 72149127391     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054708329886     Document Type: Article

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