Sleep problems in children with autism spectrum problems: A longitudinal population-based study

Autism

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 139-150

  Sivertsen, Børge ^a,b,c   Posserud, Maj Britt ^d   Gillberg, Christopher ^e   Lundervold, Astri J ^b,f,h   Hysing, Mari ^b,f,g  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^c Division of Psychiatry   (Norway)

^d HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^f Centre for Child and Adolescent Mental Health   (Norway)

^g Hospital Betanien   (Norway)

^h STATOIL   (Norway)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders; emotional and behavioural problems; epidemiology; insomnia; sleep problems

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM PROBLEM; AUTISM SPECTRUM SCREENING QUESTIONNAIRE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION RESEARCH; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REMISSION; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; CHI-SQUARE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 84858656315     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361311404255     Document Type: Article

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