Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 131-135 , August 2003

Prevalence and risk of sleep disturbances in adolescents after minor head injury

  • Giora Pillar, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Technion-IIT, and Child Neurology Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
    • Corresponding Author InformationCommunications should be addressed to: Dr. Pillar; Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center; Haifa 31096, Israel.
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  • Eran Averbooch, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Technion-IIT, and Child Neurology Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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  • Neri Katz, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Technion-IIT, and Child Neurology Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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  • Nir Peled, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Technion-IIT, and Child Neurology Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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  • Yuval Kaufman, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Technion-IIT, and Child Neurology Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel
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  • Eli Shahar, MD

      Affiliations

    • Sleep Laboratory, Rambam Medical Center and Technion-IIT, and Child Neurology Unit, Rambam Medical Center, Haifa, Israel

Received 24 September 2002 ,Accepted 17 February 2003.

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doi: 10.1016/S0887-8994(03)00149-8

Pediatric Neurology
Volume 29, Issue 2 , Pages 131-135 , August 2003

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