Children With Autism: Sleep Problems and Mothers' Stress

Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 155-165

  Hoffman, Charles D ^a   Sweeney, Dwight P ^a   Lopez Wagner, Muriel C ^a   Hodge, Danelle ^a   Nam, Cindy Y ^b   Botts, Betsy H ^c  

^a CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOMA LINDA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WEST FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; maternal stress; sleep problems

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993804202     PISSN: 10883576     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1088357608316271     Document Type: Article

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