The effects of patient characteristics on ADHD diagnosis and treatment: A factorial study of family physicians

BMC Family Practice

Volumn 11, Issue , 2010, Pages

  Morley, Christopher P ^a,b  

^a State University of New York Upstate Medical University: College of Medicine   (United States)

^b SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; ETHNOLOGY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH INSURANCE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMAN; INFANT; INSURANCE; INTERNET; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; STANDARD; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL COMPETENCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INSURANCE COVERAGE; INSURANCE, HEALTH; INTERNET; MALE; PHYSICIANS, FAMILY; PRIMARY HEALTH CARE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77649228887     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712296     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2296-11-11     Document Type: Article

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