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Sleep patterns in pediatric sickle cell disease.
Pediatric blood & cancer - 1 Sept 2010
Daniel Lauren C, Grant Mitzie, Kothare Sanjeev V, Dampier Carlton, Barakat Lamia P
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Research examining sleep in children with sickle cell disease (SCD) has focused on the increased occurrence of specific sleep disorders (i.e., sleep-disordered breathing, hypoxemia, nocturnal enuresis), but no research exists describing general sleep behaviors of children with SCD. The purpose of the current study was to compare sleep patterns and sleep behaviors in children with SCD and healthy...
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