Clinical sleep services for children: clinical and administrative considerations.
Increased recognition of the importance of pediatric sleep medicine, which emphasizes the developmental aspects of sleep and incorporates a number of clinical sleep disorders unique to children and adolescents, has generated considerable interest in expansion of clinical sleep services to meet children's specific needs. This article provides a synopsis of the key points regarding provision of sleep services to children and adolescents as discussed by a panel of pediatric sleep experts at the annual meeting of the Association of Professional Sleep Societies in June, 2000. Essential considerations in establishing a pediatric sleep practice and future directions are provided.
Brown University School of Medicine, Providence, RI, USA. owensleep@aol.com
Judith
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Owens
Jodi A
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Mindell