Behavioral intervention for childhood sleep terrors

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 705-715

  Durand, V Mark ^a   Mindell, Jodi A ^b  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CASE REPORT; CHILD; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHTMARE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033495424     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0005-7894(99)80034-3     Document Type: Article

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