The Association Between Socioeconomic Disadvantage and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Systematic Review

Child Psychiatry and Human Development

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 440-458

  Russell, Abigail Emma ^a   Ford, Tamsin ^a   Williams, Rebecca ^b   Russell, Ginny ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Health inequalities; SES; Socioeconomic disadvantage; Socioeconomic status

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR; SOCIOECONOMICS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84939226304     PISSN: 0009398X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10578-015-0578-3     Document Type: Review

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