Sleep patterns and the risk for ADHD: A review

Nature and Science of Sleep

Volumn 4, Issue , 2012, Pages 73-80

  Cassoff, Jamie ^a   Wiebe, Sabrina T ^a,b   Gruber, Reut ^a,b  

^a DOUGLAS MENTAL HEALTH UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ADHD; Development; Sleep disturbances

Indexed keywords

EID: 84868152423     PISSN: None     EISSN: 11791608     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2147/NSS.S31269     Document Type: Review

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