Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 66-74 , January 2009

Sleep and behavioral/emotional problems in children: A population-based study

  • S. Carvalho Bos

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Address: Instituto de Psicologia Médica, Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Coimbra, Rua Larga, 3004-504 Coimbra, Portugal. Tel.: +351 239 857700; fax: +351 239 823170.
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  • A. Gomes

      Affiliations

    • Department of Educational Sciences, Aveiro University, Portugal
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  • V. Clemente

      Affiliations

    • Coimbra Hospital Centre, Portugal
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  • M. Marques

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
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  • A.T. Pereira

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
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  • B. Maia

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
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  • M.J. Soares

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
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  • A.S. Cabral

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
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  • A. Macedo

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal
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  • D. Gozal

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, Department of Pediatrics, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY 40202, USA
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  • M.H. Azevedo

      Affiliations

    • Institute of Medical Psychology, Faculty of Medicine, Coimbra, Portugal

Received 31 July 2007 ,Revised 11 October 2007 ,Accepted 18 October 2007.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2007.10.020

Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 1 , Pages 66-74 , January 2009

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