Developmental stages of sleep from birth to adolescence, common childhood sleep disorders: overview and nursing implications

Sleep is an important physiological process with profound impact on the body. Sleep undergoes normal developmental changes and common sleep problems are seen in general pediatric practice. This article discusses normal developmental changes related to sleep, common sleep disorders experienced by chi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of pediatric nursing 2003-08, Vol.18 (4), p.274-283
Hauptverfasser: Carno, Margaret-Ann, Hoffman, Leslie A, Carcillo, Joseph A, Sanders, Mark H
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Sleep is an important physiological process with profound impact on the body. Sleep undergoes normal developmental changes and common sleep problems are seen in general pediatric practice. This article discusses normal developmental changes related to sleep, common sleep disorders experienced by children and how nurses can assist parents in coping with these changes and disorders.
ISSN:0882-5963
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DOI:10.1016/S0882-5963(03)00087-3