Sleep and academic performance in indigenous Australian children from a remote community: An exploratory study

Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 122-127

  Cooper, Patrick ^a   Kohler, Mark ^b,c   Blunden, Sarah ^c,d  

^a Northern Territory Department of Education and Training   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^c School of Psychology   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

academic performance; child; indigenous Australian; neurocognition; sleep

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY RESPONSE; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; COMMUNITY ASSESSMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MATHEMATICAL COMPUTING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP QUALITY;

ACTIGRAPHY; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; EDUCATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OCEANIC ANCESTRY GROUP; PILOT PROJECTS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 84856866216     PISSN: 10344810     EISSN: 14401754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1754.2011.02059.x     Document Type: Article

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