Australia: Sleep And Academic Performance In Indigenous Australian Children From A Remote Community: An Exploratory Study

Australia: Sleep And Academic Performance In Indigenous Australian Children From A Remote Community: An Exploratory Study Patrick Cooper, Mark Kohler, Sarah Blunden, 2012 Aim: Disruptions to sleep in childhood are associated with poor behaviour and deficits in academic performance and executive function. Although academic performance of indigenous children from remote communities in Australia is documented as well below that of non-indigenous children, the extent of sleep disruption and...

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