A community-based study of sleep and behaviour problems in 12- to 36-month-old children

Child: Care, Health and Development

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 379-389

  Hall, W A ^a   Scher, A ^c   Zaidman Zait, A ^a   Espezel, H ^b   Warnock, F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PROVINCIAL HEALTH SERVICES AUTHORITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF HAIFA   (Israel)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Child care; Child development; Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD CARE; DAY CARE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADULT; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD CARE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARENTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84859438532     PISSN: 03051862     EISSN: 13652214     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2214.2011.01252.x     Document Type: Article

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