Gender differences in the sleep habits of 11-13 year olds Diferenças nos hábitos de sono entre gêneros nos escolares de 11 a 13 anos de idade

OBJECTIVE: Sleep plays an important role in the physical and emotional development of adolescents. The aim of this study was to examine gender differences in sleep habits in a sample of 11-13 year olds. METHOD: The study was carried out in the city of Patos de Minas, Brazil. The study cohort was com...

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Main Authors: César L. Natal, Tânia J. Lourenço, Luana A. Silva, Rita A. Boscolo, Andressa Silva, Sergio Tufik, Marco Túlio de Mello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Psiquiatria (ABP) 2009-12-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Psychiatry
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-44462009000400013