Pharmacological and non-pharmacological management of sleep disturbance in children: An Australian Paediatric Research Network survey

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 189-194

  Heussler, Helen ^a,b,c   Chan, Patrick ^a   Price, Anna M H ^d,e   Waters, Karen ^f   Davey, Margot J ^g   Hiscock, Harriet ^d,e,h  

^a MATER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b MATER MEDICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^d ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^e MURDOCH CHILDREN'S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g MONASH MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^h UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australian Paediatric Research Network; Behavior therapy; Melatonin; Paediatric; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ANTIHISTAMINIC AGENT; CLONIDINE; MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUSTRALIA; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DRUG INDUCED HEADACHE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; MOOD DISORDER; ONLINE SYSTEM; PEDIATRICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFORCEMENT; RELAXATION TRAINING; SEIZURE; SLEEP AROUSAL DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT DURATION; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY DISORDERS; AUSTRALIA; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CLONIDINE; COMORBIDITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; EXTINCTION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HISTAMINE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; PEDIATRICS; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; RELAXATION THERAPY; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84873523743     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.09.023     Document Type: Article

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