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Convergent validity of parent-reported attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder diagnosis: A cross-study comparison.
JAMA Pediatrics 2013; 1-2. doi:10.1001/jamapediatrics.2013.2364
Susanna N. Visser, Melissa L. Danielson, Rebecca H. Bitsko, Ruth Perou, Stephen J. Blumberg  
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State-Based and Demographic Variation in Parent-Reported Medication Rates for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, 2007–2008
Preventing Chronic Disease, 2013;10:20073. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd9.120073
Susanna N. Visser, Stephen J. Blumberg, Melissa L. Danielson, Rebecca H. Bitsko, Michael D. Kogan
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The prevalence of ADHD: Its diagnosis and treatment in four school districts across two states
Journal of Attention Disorders. Published online 5 September 2012. DOI: 10.1177/1087054712453169.
Mark L. Wolraich, Robert E. McKeown, Susanna N. Visser, David Bard, Steven Cuffe Barbara Neas Lorie L. Geryk, Melissa Doffing, Matteo Bottai
Ann J. Abramowitz, Laoma Beck, Joseph R. Holbrook, Melissa Danielson
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Increasing Prevalence of Parent-Reported Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Among Children - United States, 2003 and 2007
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR); November 12, 2010 / 59(44);1439-1443
CDC
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Diagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disability: United States, 2004-2006
Vital and Health Statistics; July 2008; Series 10, Number 237
CDC
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Summary Health Statistics for U.S. Children: National Health Interview Survey, 2006
Vital and Health Statistics; September 2007; Series 10 Number 234, Appendix III, Table VI
CDC
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National Estimates and Factors Associated With Medication Treatment for Childhood Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Pediatrics; Vol. 119 Supplement February 2007, pp. S99-S106
Susanna N. Visser, MS, Catherine A. Lesesne, PhD, MPH and Ruth Perou, PhD
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Mental Health in the United States: Prevalence of Diagnosis and Medication Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder --- United States, 2003
Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report; September 2, 2005; 54(34); 842-847
CDC
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Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder in School-Aged Children: Association with Maternal Mental Health and use of Health Care Resources
Pediatrics; 2003; 111:S1232-1237
Lesesne CA, Visser SN, White CP
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The Epidemiology of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD): A Public Health View
Mental Retardation Developmental Disability Research Review; 2002; 8:162-170
Rowland AS, Lesesne CA, Abramowitz AJ
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