Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 281-288 , March 2010

Association between sleep patterns and daytime functioning in children with insomnia: The contribution of parent-reported frequency of night waking and wake time after sleep onset

  • Kerstin Velten-Schurian

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    • University of Tuebingen, Department of Psychology, Christophstr. 2, 72072 Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Martin Hautzinger

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    • University of Tuebingen, Department of Psychology, Christophstr. 2, 72072 Tuebingen, Germany
    • Tel.: +49 7071 29 77301; fax: +49 7071 295219.
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  • Christian F. Poets

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    • Tuebingen University Hospital, Calwer-Str. 7, 72076 Tuebingen, Germany
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  • Angelika A. Schlarb

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    • University of Tuebingen, Department of Psychology, Christophstr. 2, 72072 Tuebingen, Germany
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Received 3 November 2008 ,Revised 20 February 2009 ,Accepted 4 March 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2009.03.012

Sleep Medicine
Volume 11, Issue 3 , Pages 281-288 , March 2010

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