Does Short Sleep Lead to Obesity Among Children and Adolescents? Current Understanding and Implications

American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 428-437

  Thind, Herpreet ^a   Davies, Susan L ^b   Lewis, Terri ^c   Pekmezi, Dorothy ^b   Evans, Retta ^b   Baskin, Monica L ^d  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d University of Alabama at Birmingham   (United States)

Author keywords

adolescent; children; obesity; review; sleep duration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84946714975     PISSN: 15598276     EISSN: 15598284     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1559827614533911     Document Type: Review

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