Children's Objective and Subjective Sleep Disruptions: Links With Afternoon Cortisol Levels

Health Psychology

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 26-33

  El Sheikh, Mona ^a   Buckhalt, Joseph A ^a   Keller, Peggy S ^a   Granger, Douglas A ^b,c  

^a AUBURN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Salimetrics LLC   (United States)

Author keywords

actigraphy; children; cortisol; sleep

Indexed keywords

HYDROCORTISONE;

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; HYDROCORTISONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOMNOLENCE; WELLBEING;

CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYDROCORTISONE; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SALIVA; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 38949124075     PISSN: 02786133     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0278-6133.27.1.26     Document Type: Article

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