Girls with social and/or attention deficits: A descriptive study of 100 clinic attenders

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 167-181

  Kopp, Svenny ^a   Kelly, Kristina Berg ^b   Gillberg, Christopher ^b,c,d  

^a QUEEN SILVIA CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; autism spectrum disorders (ASD); comorbidity; girls; global assessment of functioning (GAF)

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; TIC;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERVIEW, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; QUESTIONNAIRES; TIC DISORDERS;

EID: 77955780831     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054709332458     Document Type: Article

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