A best-worst scaling experiment to prioritize caregiver concerns about ADHD medication for children

Melissa Ross1, John F P Bridges, Xinyi Ng

  • 1Ms. Ross, Ms. Ng, Dr. Wagner, and Dr. dosReis are with the Department of Pharmaceutical Health Services Research, University of Maryland School of Pharmacy, Baltimore. Dr. Bridges is with the Department of Health Policy and Management, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore. Dr. Frosch is with the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore. Dr. Reeves is with the Department of Psychiatry, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore. Send correspondence to Dr. dosReis (e-mail: sdosreis@rx.umaryland.edu ).

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