Circadian rest-activity rhythms in demented and nondemented older community residents and their caregivers

Journal of the American Geriatrics Society

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 446-452

  Pollak, Charles P ^a   Stokes, Peter E ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0030976626     PISSN: 00028614     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.1997.tb05169.x     Document Type: Article

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