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Prevalence of Sleep Disorders and Sleep Behaviors in Children and Adolescents

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Maternal reports were used to assess the prevalence of a comprehensive group of sleep disorders and behaviors in a rural population of school-aged children. Some sleep behaviors occurred in significantly greater numbers of subjects on the basis of age, sex, socioeconomic status, and chronic medical problems and/or ear, nose, and throat allergies.

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