An hour less sleep is a risk factor for childhood conduct problems

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 563-570

  Holley, S ^a   Hill, C M ^a   Stevenson, J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Children; Conduct problems; Sleep; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITIVE DEFECT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; TIME;

ACTIGRAPHY; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 79958209045     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2010.01203.x     Document Type: Article

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