Prevalence of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder symptoms in preschool-aged Iranian children

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 467-472

  Meysamie, Alipasha ^a   Fard, Maryam Daneshvar ^a   Mohammadi, Mohammad Reza ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Iranian children; Preschool age

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE DURATION; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IRAN; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SINGLE PARENT; SYMPTOM; TEACHER; TELEVISION VIEWING;

EID: 83455201649     PISSN: 10184406     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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