Sleep disturbances in a young adult population: Can gender differences be explained by differences in psychological status?

Sleep

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 381-387

  Lindberg, Eva ^a   Janson, Christer ^a   Gislason, Thorarinn ^b   Björnsson, Eythor ^a   Hetta, Jerker ^c   Boman, Gunnar ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Viffilsstadir Hospital   (Iceland)

^c UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Daytime sleepiness; Epidemiology; Gender; Insomnia

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN;

EID: 0030931143     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/20.6.381     Document Type: Article

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