Daytime sleepiness and napping amongst the elderly in relation to somatic health and medical treatment

Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 239, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 261-267

  Asplund, R ^a,b,c  

^a Department of Internal Medicine   (Sweden)

^b KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^c NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Angina pectoris; Cardiac arrhythmia; Daytime sleepiness; Elderly; Health; Hypnotics; Nap; Nocturnal micturition; Pain; Sleep

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SOMNOLENCE;

EID: 0030071076     PISSN: 09546820     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2796.1996.453806000.x     Document Type: Article

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