Medium-term Outcome of Children Given Stimulants for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Child Psychology and Psychiatry Review

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 61-67

  Huynh, H ^a   Luk, S L ^a   Singh, R ^a   Pavuluri, M ^a   Mathai, J ^a  

^a MAROONDAH HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; medium term outcome; stimulants

Indexed keywords

EID: 85010163195     PISSN: 13606417     EISSN: 14753588     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1360641799001872     Document Type: Article

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