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The Adult ADHD Self-Report Scale for Screening for Adult Attention Deficit–Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

Joseph L. Hines, Tonya S. King and William J. Curry
The Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine November 2012, 25 (6) 847-853; DOI: https://doi.org/10.3122/jabfm.2012.06.120065
Joseph L. Hines
Altoona Family Physicians Residency, Altoona, PA (JLH); the Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (TSK); and the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (WJC).
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Tonya S. King
Altoona Family Physicians Residency, Altoona, PA (JLH); the Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (TSK); and the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (WJC).
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William J. Curry
Altoona Family Physicians Residency, Altoona, PA (JLH); the Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University College of Medicine (TSK); and the Departments of Family and Community Medicine and Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State Hershey College of Medicine, Hershey, PA (WJC).
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