Narcolepsy-like symptoms among adult twins

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 55-60

  Kaprio, J ^a   Hublin, C ^a,b   Partinen, M ^a,b   Heikkila K ^a   Koskenvuo, M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b Ullanlinna Sleep Research Centre   (Finland)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

cataplexy; model fitting; narcolepsy; sleepiness; twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CATAPLEXY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FINLAND; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOMNOLENCE; TWINS;

EID: 0029872059     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.1996.d01-52.x     Document Type: Article

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