Bedtime Rituals and Their Relationship to Childhood Sleep Disturbance

The Family Journal

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 94-105

  Jencius, Martin J ^a,b   Rotter, Joseph C ^a,b  

^a Columbus State University   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

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EID: 58849083420     PISSN: 10664807     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1066480798062004     Document Type: Article

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