Helping children sleep

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 850-853

  Galland, Barbara C ^a   Mitchell, Edwin A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULTHOOD; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; EXERCISE; HEALTH; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WELLBEING;

AGING; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD CARE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; HUMANS; INFANT; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 77957355115     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.162974     Document Type: Review

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