Sleep and breathing in children

Sleep and breathing in children: a developmental approach

by Marcus, Carole L.

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Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. There are profound changes in sleep and circadian rhythm during growth and maturation. Sleep is particularly important in children, due to its putative role in consolidating memory and other neurocognitive functions. Sleep in Children: Explores normal changes in sleep during pediatric d…

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Title Statements

  • Full title :Sleep and breathing in children : a developmental approach / edited by Carole Marcus [and others].

Summary

Infants and children spend one- to two-thirds of their life asleep. Despite this, very little attention has been paid to understanding both normal sleep and sleep-related abnormalities during child development. There are profound changes in sleep and circadian rhythm during growth and maturation. Sleep is particularly important in children, due to its putative role in consolidating memory and other neurocognitive functions.

Sleep in Children: Explores normal changes in sleep during pediatric development, and examines important behavioral aspects of sleep, cultural effects on sleep, and nonrespiratory sleep-related disorders, Includes a section devoted to new techniques that are currently being used in sleep-related research, Discusses the current research within the field of pediatric sleep disorders, Outlines a future framework for the development and study of childhood sleep disorders.

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Edition Statements

  • Publication Date:2008.
  • Edition:2nd ed

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Notes

Previous edition: New York: Marcel Dekker, 2000.

The Physical Object

  • Description:pages cm.

Edition Identifiers

  • ISBN:9781420060805, 1420060805
  • oclc:ocn181069268
  • LC Classification:QP425
  • Dewey Decimal:612.821083

Subjects

Child Development Children -- Sleep Enfants -- Sommeil Insuffisance respiratoire chez l'enfant Respiration Respiration Disorders Respiratory insufficiency in children Sleep -- Physiological aspects Sleep -- physiology Sleep Wake Disorders Sommeil -- Aspect physiologique

Writers

Marcus, Carole L.

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