Sleep problems/habits and school performance in elementary school children.
No previous studies have assessed the relationship between sleep problems/habits and school performance in Saudi school children. Therefore, we surveyed parents of a sample of elementary school children in Riyadh to assess the relation between sleep problems/habits and school performance in this age...
| Publicado en: | Sleep & Hypnosis Vol. 8; no. 1; pp. 12 - 19 |
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Yerkuere Tantim ve Yayincilik A.S.
2006
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