Prevalence of ADHD among 7-9-Year-Old Children in Israel. A Comparison between Jewish and Arab Populations.
Introduction: The world prevalence of ADHD ranges between 5-10%. The prevalence in Israel was generally studied from prescriptions of methylphenidate and not from cohorts of children.Methods: We assessed the prevalence of ADHD among a cohort of early school age children in the Jewish and Arab popula...
| Publicado en: | Israel Journal of Psychiatry & Related Sciences Vol. 53; no. 2; pp. 3 - 9 |
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| Formato: | research Journal Article |
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Israel Psychiatric Association
2016
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