A twin-study of sleep difficulties in school-aged children

Child Development

Volumn 77, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1668-1679

  Gregory, Alice M ^a   Rijsdijk, Frühling V ^a   Eley, Thalia C ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; STUDENT; TWINS;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS; STUDENTS; TWINS;

EID: 33750922374     PISSN: 00093920     EISSN: 14678624     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8624.2006.00966.x     Document Type: Article

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