Napping in English preschool children and the association with parents' attitudes

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 352-358

  Jones, Caroline Helen Dorothy ^a,b   Ball, Helen Louise ^a,b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attitudes; England; Napping; Parents; Preschool children

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD HEALTH; FAMILY FUNCTIONING; HUMAN; MALE; NURSERY; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTING; PARENTS; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84875592806     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2012.12.010     Document Type: Article

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