Night sweats in children: Prevalence and associated factors

Archives of Disease in Childhood

Volumn 97, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 470-473

  So, Hung K ^a   Li, Albert M ^a   Au, Chun T ^a   Zhang, Jihui ^b   Lau, Joseph ^a   Fok, Tai F ^a   Wing, Yun K ^b  

^a CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^b CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIC RHINITIS; ARTICLE; ATOPY; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NIGHT SWEAT; PARASOMNIA; PREVALENCE; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SCHOOL CHILD; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; TEMPERAMENT; TONSILLITIS;

CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HONG KONG; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; RESPIRATION DISORDERS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP DISORDERS; SWEATING;

EID: 84860338443     PISSN: 00039888     EISSN: 14682044     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2010.199638     Document Type: Article

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