Sleep problems and the need for parental night-time attention in children with physical disabilities

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 89-95

  Hemmingsson, Helena ^a   Stenhammar, A M ^b   Paulsson, K ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b HALMSTAD UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Child disability; Physical disabilities; Prevalence; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BREATHING DISORDER; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CEREBRAL PALSY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHILD REARING; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; MUSCLE CRAMP; MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY; NIGHTMARE; PAIN; PARENTAL NIGHT TIME ATTENTION; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SPINA BIFIDA;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISABLED PERSONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PARENTS; PREVALENCE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIBLINGS; SLEEP DISORDERS; SWEDEN; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 58149335326     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2008.00907.x     Document Type: Article

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