Sleep problems and daytime tiredness in Finnish preschool-aged children-a community survey

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 805-811

  Simola, P ^a,b   Niskakangas, M ^a,b   Liukkonen, K ^c   Virkkula, P ^c   Pitkaranta A ^c   Kirjavainen, T ^c   Aronen, E T ^a,c  

^a Institute of Clinical Medicine   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Preschool aged children; Sleep problems; Tiredness

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; WAKEFULNESS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 78650427561     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01112.x     Document Type: Article

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