Melatonin for chronic sleep onset insomnia in children: A randomized placebo-controlled trial

Journal of Child Neurology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 86-92

  Smits, M G ^a   Nagtegaal, E E ^a   van der Heijden, J ^a   Coenen, A M L ^a   Kerkhof, G A ^a  

^a GELDERSE VALLEI HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ACTIMETRY; AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE DURATION; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; EPILEPSY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIGHT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PARAMETER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REACTION TIME; SALIVA; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME; TIME; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0035028256     PISSN: 08830738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/088307380101600204     Document Type: Article

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