Adult ADHD: Prevalence of diagnosis in a US population with employer health insurance

Current Medical Research and Opinion

Volumn 27, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2011, Pages 5-11

  Montejano, Leslie ^a   Sasané, Rahul ^b   Hodgkins, Paul ^b   Russo, Leo ^b   Huse, Daniel ^a  

^a THOMSON REUTERS   (United Kingdom)

^b SHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Claims database; Employed; Health care; Insured; Retrospective analysis

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; DATA BASE; EMPLOYER; FEMALE; HEALTH INSURANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; FEMALE; HEALTH BENEFIT PLANS, EMPLOYEE; HUMANS; INSURANCE CLAIM REVIEW; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHARMACY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053607183     PISSN: 03007995     EISSN: 14734877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1185/03007995.2011.603302     Document Type: Article

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