Behavioral sleep problems and their potential impact on developing executive function in children

Sleep

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1077-1084

  Turnbull, Kathryn ^a   Reid, Graham J ^a,b,c   Morton, J Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b WESTERN UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c CHILDREN S HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Bedtime problems; Behavioral insomnia of childhood; Child development; Neurobehavioral functioning; Night wakings

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; AUTOREGULATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILDHOOD; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MATURATION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 84879670846     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: 15509109     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5665/sleep.2814     Document Type: Review

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