The diagnostic outcomes of children with suspected attention deficit hyperactivity disorder following multidisciplinary assessment

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 46, Issue 7-8, 2010, Pages 392-397

  Efron, Daryl ^a,b,c   Sciberras, Emma ^a,c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; clinical audit; multidisciplinary

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMORBIDITY; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL DISEASE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OPPOSITIONAL DEFIANT DISORDER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; QUALITY OF LIFE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SPEECH DISORDER;

ADULT; AGED; AMBULATORY CARE FACILITIES; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERDISCIPLINARY COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEDICAL AUDIT; MIDDLE AGED; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); VICTORIA; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77954787530     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01750.x     Document Type: Article

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