Sleep problems of parents of typically developing children and parents of children with autism

Journal of Genetic Psychology

Volumn 169, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 245-260

  Lopez Wagner, Muriel C ^a,c   Hoffman, Charles D ^a,d   Sweeney, Dwight P ^a,d   Hodge, Danelle ^a,d   Gilliam, James E ^b  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of Institutional Research ^*

^c CLAREMONT GRADUATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d University Center for Developmental Disabilities

Author keywords

Autism; Parents; Sleep problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 51949099188     PISSN: 00221325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3200/GNTP.169.3.245-260     Document Type: Article

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