Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in primary school children of Tabriz, North-West Iran

Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 597-601

  Amiri, Shahrokh ^a   Fakhari, Ali ^a   Maheri, Maryam ^a   Mohammadpoor Asl, Asghar ^b  

^a TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; children; Iran; prevalence; school performance

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AWARENESS; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELEMENTARY STUDENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERVIEW; IRAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RATING SCALE; RISK; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; STUDENT; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRAN; MALE; SEX DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 78349299797     PISSN: 02695022     EISSN: 13653016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-3016.2010.01145.x     Document Type: Article

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