Prevalence of stimulant use in a sample of US medical students Prevalence of stimulant use in a sample

Annals of Clinical Psychiatry

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 27-32

  Webb, Jadon R ^a   Valasek, Mark A ^b   North, Carol S ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Stimulants; Students

Indexed keywords

ATOMOXETINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; DEXAMPHETAMINE; DEXMETHYLPHENIDATE; LISDEXAMFETAMINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MODAFINIL;

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASIAN; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAUCASIAN; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; MEDICAL STUDENT; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEMOGRAPHY; DRUG USERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTIVATION; NOOTROPIC AGENTS; PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING SUBSTANCES; PRESCRIPTION DRUGS; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; STUDENTS, MEDICAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84878726300     PISSN: 10401237     EISSN: 15473325     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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