Reliability of the strengths and difficulties questionnaire in Japanese preschool children aged 4-6 years

Journal of Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 514-518

  Doi, Yuriko ^a   Ishihara, Kaneyoshi ^b   Uchiyama, Makoto ^c  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b NOTRE DAME SEISHIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c NIHON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Japan; Preschool children; Reliability; SDQ; Strengths and difficulties questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

ADULT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 84923845206     PISSN: 09175040     EISSN: 13499092     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2188/jea.JE20140050     Document Type: Article

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