Wired at a Young Age: The Effect of Caffeine and Technology on Sleep Duration and Body Mass Index in School-Aged Children

Journal of Pediatric Health Care

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 276-282

  Calamaro, Christina J ^a   Yang, Kyeongra ^b   Ratcliffe, Sarah ^c   Chasens, Eileen R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF NURSING   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Caffeine; Obesity; School aged children; Sleep; Technology; Television

Indexed keywords

CAFFEINE;

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEVERAGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; STATISTICS; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; WAKEFULNESS;

ATTENTION; BEVERAGES; BODY MASS INDEX; CAFFEINE; CHILD; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; TELEVISION; UNITED STATES; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84862678749     PISSN: 08915245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.pedhc.2010.12.002     Document Type: Article

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