The Prevalence of ADHD in a Population-Based Sample

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 19, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 741-754

  Rowland, Andrew S ^a   Skipper, Betty J ^a   Umbach, David M ^b   Rabiner, David L ^c   Campbell, Richard A ^a   Naftel, Albert J ^d   Sandler, Dale P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ADD ADHD; Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity; comorbidity; epidemiology; prevalence

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SCHOOLS;

EID: 84938590784     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054713513799     Document Type: Article

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