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Children with sleep disorders can impair parents' functioning
03-01-2007 · EurekAlert!Parents of children with sleep problems are more likely to have sleep-related problems themselves, including more daytime sleepiness, according to a new study by researchers at the Bradley Hasbro Children's Research Center and Brown Medical School.
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