Effects of dexamethasone on sleep

Pharmacology and Toxicology

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 100-102

  Moser, Neal J ^a   Phillips, Barbara A ^a,b   Guthrie, Gordon ^a   Barnett, Gary ^a  

^a Sleep Disorders Center   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEXAMETHASONE; PLACEBO;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSSOVER PROCEDURE; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SLOW WAVE SLEEP; TABLET;

EID: 0029841657     PISSN: 09019928     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0773.1996.tb00249.x     Document Type: Article

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