Behavioural treatments for sleep problems in children and adolescents with physical illness, psychological problems or intellectual disabilities

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 299-314

  Wiggs, Luci ^a   France, Karyn ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Behavioural intervention; Children; Excessive sleepiness; Learning disabilities; Parasomnias; Sleep disorders; Sleep wake cycle disorders; Sleeplessness; Special needs

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LEARNING; MENTAL DISEASE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0034125244     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/smrv.1999.0094     Document Type: Review

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