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. 2016 Aug 31:4:94.
doi: 10.3389/fped.2016.00094. eCollection 2016.

Commentary: Are Children Like Werewolves? Full Moon and Its Association with Sleep and Activity Behaviors in an International Sample of Children

James S Welsh  1
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Commentary: Are Children Like Werewolves? Full Moon and Its Association with Sleep and Activity Behaviors in an International Sample of Children

James S Welsh. Front Pediatr. .
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Keywords: full moon; human behavior; lunacy; pediatric psychology; perigee.

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