title: Children with attention deficit disorder and learning disability: findings from the First National Study.
abstract: The first National Health Interview Survey to collect data on children, 6 to 11 years of age, with attention deficit disorder (ADD) and/or learning disability (LD) provided specific information on: (1) the widespread demographic distribution of children with ADD and LD, (2) related health conditions, (3) use of special education programs, and (4) the extensive use of health care services. The underlying reality was the increasing need for information because dental practitioners provide services to many of these children in their communities.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Dentistry, School of Dental Medicine, SUNY at Stony Brook, NY, USA. hwaldman@notes.cc.sunysb.edu
authors.forename: H Barry
authors.initials: HB
authors.lastname: Waldman
authors.forename: Steven P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Perlman
mesh_terms: D001289:Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D002662:Child Health Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D004519:Education, Special; D005260:Female; D019538:Health Care Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008607:Intellectual Disability / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology; D007859:Learning Disabilities / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D008297:Male; D015995:Prevalence; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology