Sex Differences in Young Children Who Meet Criteria for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 453-464

  Hartung, Cynthia M ^a,g   Willcutt, Erik G ^b   Lahey, Benjamin B ^c   Pelham, William E ^d   Loney, Jan ^e   Stein, Mark A ^f   Keenan, Kate ^c  

^a OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO   (United States)

^e STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^f CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^g NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD; CONDUCT DISORDER; CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LONELINESS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PEER GROUP; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY; STATISTICS;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONDUCT DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; LONELINESS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PEER GROUP; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DESIRABILITY;

EID: 85047688565     PISSN: 15374416     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1207/S15374424JCCP3104_5     Document Type: Article

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