Circadian characteristics of sleep propensity function in healthy elderly: A comparison with young adults

Sleep

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 294-300

  Haimov, Iris ^a   Lavie, Peretz ^a  

^a TECHNION ISRAEL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Israel)

Author keywords

7 13 paradigm; Healthy elderly; Napping; Normal young adults; Sleep wake rhythms

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; HUMAN; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REST; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0030999597     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/20.4.294     Document Type: Article

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