Sleep duration and overweight/obesity in children: Review and implications for pediatric nursing

Journal for Specialists in Pediatric Nursing

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 193-204

  Liu, Jianghong ^a   Zhang, Angelina ^a   Li, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Obesity; Overweight; Pediatric; Sleep; Sleep deprivation; Sleep duration

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; BODY MASS; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NURSING; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PEDIATRIC NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; SOCIOECONOMICS; TIME;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PEDIATRIC NURSING; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDERS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84862834127     PISSN: 15390136     EISSN: 17446155     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1744-6155.2012.00332.x     Document Type: Review

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