Sleep Duration, Quality, and Timing as Modifiable Determinants of Growth and Endocrine Health in Children and Adolescents: A Critical Narrative Review
Ashraf T. Soliman, Fawzia Alyafei, Nada Alaaraj, Noor Hamed, Shayma Ahmed & Nada Soliman · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2026
Adequate sleep is increasingly recognised as a modifiable determinant of somatic growth and endocrine function during childhood and adolescence, yet the strength and consistency of this relationship across different sleep dimensions remain incompletely resolved. This critical nar...