Ambulatory Pediatrics
Volume 5, Issue 4 , Pages 201-208 , July 2005

Diagnostic Practices for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: A National Survey of Primary Care Physicians

  • Eugenia Chan, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress correspondence to Eugenia Chan, MD, MPH, Division of General Pediatrics Children's Hospital Boston, 300 Longwood Ave, Boston, MA 0211
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  • Marianne R. Hopkins, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of General Pediatrics (Dr Chan), Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Dr Hopkins), Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine; the Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy (Dr Perrin), MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, Mass; the American Academy of Pediatrics (Ms Herrerias), Elk Grove Village, Ill; and the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (Dr Homer), Boston, Mass
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  • James M. Perrin, MD

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of General Pediatrics (Dr Chan), Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Dr Hopkins), Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine; the Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy (Dr Perrin), MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, Mass; the American Academy of Pediatrics (Ms Herrerias), Elk Grove Village, Ill; and the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (Dr Homer), Boston, Mass
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  • Carla Herrerias, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of General Pediatrics (Dr Chan), Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Dr Hopkins), Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine; the Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy (Dr Perrin), MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, Mass; the American Academy of Pediatrics (Ms Herrerias), Elk Grove Village, Ill; and the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (Dr Homer), Boston, Mass
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  • Charles J. Homer, MD, MPH

      Affiliations

    • From the Division of General Pediatrics (Dr Chan), Children's Hospital, Boston, Mass; the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (Dr Hopkins), Maine Medical Center, Portland, Maine; the Center for Child and Adolescent Health Policy (Dr Perrin), MassGeneral Hospital for Children, Boston, Mass; the American Academy of Pediatrics (Ms Herrerias), Elk Grove Village, Ill; and the National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality (Dr Homer), Boston, Mass

Received 31 March 2004 ,Accepted 10 February 2005.

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doi: 10.1367/A04-054R1.1

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