Clinical management of behavioral insomnia of childhood: Treatment of bedtime problems and night wakings in young children

Behavioral Sleep Medicine

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 172-189

  Meltzer, Lisa J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLINICAL PROTOCOLS; HUMANS; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 77954163930     PISSN: 15402002     EISSN: 15402010     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15402002.2010.487464     Document Type: Article

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