Gender differences in sleep, fatigue, and daytime activity in a pediatric oncology sample receiving dexamethasone

Journal of Pediatric Psychology

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 298-306

  Sanford, Stacy D ^a   Okuma, James O ^a   Pan, Jianmin ^a   Srivastava, Deo Kumar ^a   West, Nancy ^a   Hinds, Pamela S ^a  

^a ST JUDE CHILDREN S RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Acute lymphoblastic leukemia; Dexamethasone; Fatigue; Gender differences; Pediatric oncology; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; DEXAMETHASONE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LYMPHATIC LEUKEMIA; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ANTI-INFLAMMATORY AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEXAMETHASONE; FATIGUE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRECURSOR CELL LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA-LYMPHOMA; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 44449095723     PISSN: 01468693     EISSN: 1465735X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/jpepsy/jsm110     Document Type: Article

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