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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)* (Data are for U.S. for year indicated) Morbidity Number of children 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 4.7 million Percent of children 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 7.4 Percent of boys 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD: 9.5 Percent of girls 3-17 years of age ever diagnosed with ADHD 5.9 Health Care Use Ambulatory Care Number of ambulatory care visits for Attention Deficit Disorder: 7.0 million Source: Ambulatory Medical Care Utilization Estimates for 2006, Table 5 More Data Diagnosed Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder and Learning Disability: United States, 2004-2006 Selected prescription and nonprescription drugs visits, by sex and age: 1995-2005 Health, United States, 2007, Table 95
Related links National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Health Interview Survey National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Survey National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities National Institute of Mental Health The U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) *The term "Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD)" is used rather than "Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)" in some data sources.
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