Graphic Sleep Monitoring: A Clinical Program to Improve Sleep in Residents with Mental Retardation

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 91-103

  Carr, Eddythe G ^a   Neumann, Joseph K ^a  

^a Greene Valley Developmental Center   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior problems; Data sheet; Developmental disabilities; Mental retardation; Monitoring; Sleep

Indexed keywords

EID: 0033437361     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1021838902763     Document Type: Article

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