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Sleep in children is a subject of tremendous anxiety for most parents. In fact, there are few issues in early childhood development that stimulate more conversation and debate. The timing and duration of “normal” sleep can be the source of many questions and concerns. Most sleep issues in early childhood are seen and treated by the general pediatrician or primary care doctor.
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Hiestand, D.M. (2007). Pediatric Sleep I. In: Pagel, J.F., Pandi-Perumal, S.R. (eds) Primary Care Sleep Medicine. Current Clinical Practice. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-59745-421-6_17
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