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Chronobiology International
The Journal of Biological and Medical Rhythm Research
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Assessment of Chronotype in Four- to Eleven-Year-Old Children: Reliability and Validity of the Children's ChronoType Questionnaire (CCTQ)

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Pages 992-1014 | Received 16 Dec 2008, Accepted 06 Mar 2009, Published online: 30 Apr 2010

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