Fathering an ADHD child: An examination of paternal well-being and social support

Sociological Inquiry

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 531-553

  Neff, Patricia E ^a  

^a EDINBORO UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; ECONOMICS; EDUCATION; ETHNOLOGY; FAMILY HEALTH; FAMILY SIZE; FATHER CHILD RELATION; HISTORY; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LEGAL ASPECT; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD WELFARE; DATA COLLECTION; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FAMILY HEALTH; FATHER-CHILD RELATIONS; HISTORY, 20TH CENTURY; HISTORY, 21ST CENTURY; HUMANS; PATERNAL BEHAVIOR; RESEARCH; SOCIAL SUPPORT; UNITED STATES;

EID: 77957126423     PISSN: 00380245     EISSN: 1475682X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1475-682X.2010.00348.x     Document Type: Article

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