Subjective alertness rhythms in elderly people

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 268-276

  Monk, Timothy H ^a   Buysse, Daniel J ^a   Reynolds III, Charles F ^a   Kupfer, David J ^a   Houck, Patricia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Alertness; Circadian rhythms; Human; Old; Sleepiness

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NASA DISCIPLINE REGULATORY PHYSIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL;

NASA DISCIPLINE REGULATORY PHYSIOLOGY; NON-NASA CENTER;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AROUSAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 0030226711     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049601100308     Document Type: Article

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