The impact of child characteristics on mothers' sleep patterns

Occupational Therapy Journal of Research

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 3-22

  Crowe, Terry K ^a   Clark, Lynne ^b   Qualls, Clifford ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Providence Hosp Children's Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

Author keywords

children with disabilities; mothers; sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MOTHER; NORMAL HUMAN; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0030061715     PISSN: 02761599     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/153944929601600101     Document Type: Article

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