Give children and adolescents the gift of a good night’s sleep: A call to action
Sleep MedicinePublished 12 February 2011Open access
Jodi A. Mindell, Judith Owens, Rosana Alves, Oliviero Bruni, D.Y.T. Goh, Harriet Hiscock
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Research indicates that sleep disturbances are highly prevalent, with studies indicating that 10–75% of parents of young children report that their child has a sleep problem, 10% of adolescents experience insomnia, and 1–3% have diagnosable obstructive sleep apnea.
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10.1016/j.sleep.2011.01.003
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PsychologySocial SciencesNeuroscience
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