Changes in Sleep and Association with Screen Exposure and Diet among Preschool Children During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study.
The COVID-19 pandemic and the restrictions to minimize transmission of the virus affected the population worldwide. As a result of prolonged home confinement in Greece, changes in work schedules, disruptions of the educational process, the challenge of online learning, the constant need for self-pro...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Child & Family Studies Vol. 33; no. 2; pp. 395 - 407 |
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Springer Nature
Feb2024
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