Racial/ethnic disparities in ADHD diagnosis by kindergarten entry

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 55, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 905-913

  Morgan, Paul L ^a   Hillemeier, Marianne M ^a   Farkas, George ^b   Maczuga, Steve ^a  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; diagnosis; disparities; preschool; racial ethnic minorities

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANCESTRY GROUP; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CAUCASIAN; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE DISPARITY; HISPANIC; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES;

ADULT; AFRICAN AMERICANS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONTINENTAL POPULATION GROUPS; ETHNIC GROUPS; EUROPEAN CONTINENTAL ANCESTRY GROUP; FEMALE; HEALTHCARE DISPARITIES; HISPANIC AMERICANS; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84904036575     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12204     Document Type: Article

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