Do computer use, TV viewing, and the presence of the media in the bedroom predict school-aged children's sleep habits in a longitudinal study?
Background: Electronic media use is becoming an increasingly important part of life for today's school-aged children. At the same time, concern of children's sleep habits has arisen, and cross-sectional studies have shown that electronic media use is associated with short sleep duration and sleep di...
| Publicado en: | BMC Public Health Vol. 13; no. 1; pp. 684 - 685 |
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BioMed Central
2013
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