Sleep in children with Asperger syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 41-51

  Paavonen, E Juulia ^a   Vehkalahti, Kimmo ^a   Vanhala, Raija ^a   Von Wendt, Lennart ^a   Nieminen von Wendt, Taina ^b,c   Aronen, Eeva T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c Dextra Medical Centre   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Children; Sleep; Sleep disturbances; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; DISORDERS OF EXCESSIVE SOMNOLENCE; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 37849016132     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0360-x     Document Type: Article

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