The ontogeny of diurnal rhythmicity in bed-sharing and solitary-sleeping infants: A preliminary report

Infant and Child Development

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 341-357

  Burnham, Melissa M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Actigraph; Bed sharing; Diurnal rhythmicity; Infant development; Sleep wake

Indexed keywords

EID: 34548715198     PISSN: 15227227     EISSN: 15227219     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/icd.520     Document Type: Article

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