Differences in sleep problems between Japanese and Chinese preschoolers: a cross-cultural comparison within the Asian region

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 48, Issue , 2018, Pages 42-48

  Takahashi, Michio ^a   Wang, Guanghai ^b,c   Adachi, Masaki ^a   Jiang, Fan ^b   Jiang, Yanrui ^b   Saito, Manabu ^d   Nakamura, Kazuhiko ^a,d  

^a HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (China)

^c EAST CHINA NORMAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d HIROSAKI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asian countries; Co sleeping; Cultural difference; Preschool aged children; Sleep problems

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CHINESE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CULTURAL ANTHROPOLOGY; CULTURAL FACTOR; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; JAPANESE (PEOPLE); MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDER ASSESSMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; WAKEFULNESS; CHINA; HABIT; JAPAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CHINA; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; FEMALE; HABITS; HUMANS; JAPAN; MALE; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKE DISORDERS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85047546174     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: 18785506     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2017.11.1145     Document Type: Article

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