As of 2018, around 58 percent of children and adolescents in the United States with ADHD took prescription medications for at least 3 months. This statistic illustrates the percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with ADHD in the United States as of 2018 with special needs.
Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with ADHD in the United States as of 2018 with special needs
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CDC. (March 25, 2022). Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with ADHD in the United States as of 2018 with special needs [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322560/us-children-and-adolescents-with-adhd-and-special-needs/
CDC. "Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with ADHD in the United States as of 2018 with special needs." Chart. March 25, 2022. Statista. Accessed August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322560/us-children-and-adolescents-with-adhd-and-special-needs/
CDC. (2022). Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with ADHD in the United States as of 2018 with special needs. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: August 24, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322560/us-children-and-adolescents-with-adhd-and-special-needs/
CDC. "Percentage of Children and Adolescents Aged 3 to 17 Years with Adhd in The United States as of 2018 with Special Needs." Statista, Statista Inc., 25 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322560/us-children-and-adolescents-with-adhd-and-special-needs/
CDC, Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with ADHD in the United States as of 2018 with special needs Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322560/us-children-and-adolescents-with-adhd-and-special-needs/ (last visited August 24, 2024)
Percentage of children and adolescents aged 3 to 17 years with ADHD in the United States as of 2018 with special needs [Graph], CDC, March 25, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1322560/us-children-and-adolescents-with-adhd-and-special-needs/