Sleep Difficulties in Children with Developmental Disabilities

Infants and Young Children

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 1-8

  Roane, Henry S ^b   Piazza, Cathleen C ^b   Bodnar, Laura E ^b   Zimmerman, Kerri L ^a  

^a Marcus Institute   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Children; Developmental disabilities; Sleep difficulties

Indexed keywords

EID: 0011001120     PISSN: 08963746     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001163-200013020-00005     Document Type: Article

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