Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 321-334 , August 2003

Development of fetal and neonatal sleep and circadian rhythms

  • Majid Mirmiran

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • Netherlands Institute for Brain Research, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Yolanda G.H Maas

      Affiliations

    • Department of Visual System Analysis, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
    • ,
  • Ronald L Ariagno

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pediatrics, School of Medicine, Stanford University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands

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doi: 10.1053/smrv.2002.0243

Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 7, Issue 4 , Pages 321-334 , August 2003

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