Melatonin and insomnia

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 61-65

  Ellis, C M ^a   Lemmens, G ^a   Parkes, J D ^a,b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

melatonin; psychophysiological insomnia; therapeutic efficacy

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSOMNIA; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0029876171     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.1996.00003.x     Document Type: Article

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