Medications for insomnia treatment in children

American Family Physician

Volumn 77, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 358-

  Babineau, Sarah ^a   Goodwin, Cheryl ^b   Walker, Barbara ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Mars Hill Graduate School   (United States)

^c Coastal Family Medicine Center ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DIPHENHYDRAMINE; MELATONIN; PLACEBO; BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; CENTRAL DEPRESSANT AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

APPETITE; BEDTIME DOSAGE; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHILL; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIZZINESS; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; EPILEPSY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; NOTE; SIDE EFFECT; ARTICLE; CHILD; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

BENZODIAZEPINES; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DEPRESSANTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MELATONIN; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 38849158672     PISSN: 0002838X     EISSN: 0002838X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Note

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