Recent worldwide sleep patterns and problems during adolescence: A review and meta-analysis of age, region, and sleep

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 110-118

  Gradisar, Michael ^a   Gardner, Greg ^a   Dohnt, Hayley ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adolescent sleep patterns; Bedtimes; Daytime sleepiness; Delayed Sleep Phase Disorder; Insomnia; Sleep measurement

Indexed keywords

ABSENTEEISM; ADOLESCENT; AGGRESSION; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CULTURAL FACTOR; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DELAYED SLEEP PHASE DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EFFECT SIZE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; JUVENILE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RACE DIFFERENCE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; HUMANS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; WORLD HEALTH;

EID: 79251625180     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.11.008     Document Type: Review

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