The complexities of defining optimal sleep: empirical and theoretical considerations with a special emphasis on children.

Volume: 18, Issue: 5, Pages: 371 - 378
Published: Oct 1, 2014
Abstract
The main aim of this paper is to consider relevant theoretical and empirical factors defining optimal sleep, and assess the relative importance of each in developing a working definition for, or guidelines about, optimal sleep, particularly in children. We consider whether optimal sleep is an issue of sleep quantity or of sleep quality. Sleep quantity is discussed in terms of duration, timing, variability and dose-response relationships. Sleep...
Paper Details
Title
The complexities of defining optimal sleep: empirical and theoretical considerations with a special emphasis on children.
Published Date
Oct 1, 2014
Volume
18
Issue
5
Pages
371 - 378
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