2 results match your criteria: "Haifa District and Carmel Medical Center[Affiliation]"
The aim of this study is to identify the clinical characteristics in adolescents newly diagnosed with ADHD. Data of patients aged 7 to 17 years diagnosed with ADHD were collected and analyzed. The patients were divided into adolescents aged 13 to 17 years (Group I) and children aged 7 to 12 years (Group II): 592 males and 231 females.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFClinical characteristics of autism spectrum disorder in Israel: impact of ethnic and social diversities.
Biomed Res Int
February 2016
The Ruth and Bruce Rappaport Faculty of Medicine, Technion, 33705 Haifa, Israel ; The Child Neurology and Development Center, Clalit Health Services, Haifa District and Carmel Medical Center, 34362 Haifa, Israel.
Despite the increased global prevalence and recognition of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), it is still scarcely reported in the Arab world. Though Israel has a higher prevalence of ASD, a previous national survey of patients diagnosed between 1972 and 2004, demonstrated that 98% of them were of Jewish ancestry. The disproportional low number of Arab children with ASD in Israel is unclear but may reflect lower awareness and cultural bias.
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