Increasing the age at onset for ADHD?

American Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 718-

  Frances, Allen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; HUMAN; LETTER; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 77952999252     PISSN: 0002953X     EISSN: 15357228     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2010.10010097     Document Type: Letter

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