Can actigraphy measure sleep fragmentation in children?

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 95, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1031-1033

  O'Driscoll, Denise M ^a   Foster, A M ^a   Davey, M J ^b   Nixon, G M ^a,b   Horne, R S C ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMBULATORY MONITORING; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP DEPRIVATION;

EID: 78349248486     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2009.166561     Document Type: Article

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