The socioeconomic impact of insomnia: An overview

PharmacoEconomics

Volumn 10, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1996, Pages 1-14

  Chilcott, Lisa A ^a   Shapiro, Colin M ^b  

^a TORONTO WESTERN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFERENCE PAPER; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 0029775047     PISSN: 11707690     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2165/00019053-199600101-00003     Document Type: Conference Paper

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