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. 2016 Jun 15;12(6):785-6.
doi: 10.5664/jcsm.5866.

Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Shalini Paruthi  1 , Lee J Brooks  2   3 , Carolyn D'Ambrosio  4 , Wendy A Hall  5 , Suresh Kotagal  6 , Robin M Lloyd  6 , Beth A Malow  7 , Kiran Maski  8 , Cynthia Nichols  9 , Stuart F Quan  10 , Carol L Rosen  11 , Matthew M Troester  12 , Merrill S Wise  13
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Recommended Amount of Sleep for Pediatric Populations: A Consensus Statement of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Shalini Paruthi et al. J Clin Sleep Med. .

Abstract

Sleep is essential for optimal health in children and adolescents. Members of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine developed consensus recommendations for the amount of sleep needed to promote optimal health in children and adolescents using a modified RAND Appropriateness Method. The recommendations are summarized here. A manuscript detailing the conference proceedings and the evidence supporting these recommendations will be published in the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine.

Keywords: consensus; pediatric; sleep duration.

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