Behavioral treatment of sleep problems in a child with a visual impairment

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 28-37

  Vervloed, Mathijs P J ^a   Hoevenaars, Evelien ^b   Maas, Anneke ^b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEBER CONGENITAL AMAUROSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REINFORCEMENT; SLEEP DISORDER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0037225134     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x0309700104     Document Type: Article

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