Meta-analysing the effectiveness of melatonin for sleep-disturbed individuals with autism spectrum conditions: Should Rett syndrome be included?

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1063-

  Guénolé, Fabian ^a   Baleyte, Jean Marc ^a,b  

^a CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

AROUSAL; AUTISM; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EFFICACY; LETTER; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PARAMETERS;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; HUMANS; MELATONIN;

EID: 84857038971     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2011.04071.x     Document Type: Letter

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