Multidrug comparison (lorazepam, triazolam, zolpidem, and zopiclone) in situational insomnia: Polysomnographic analysis by means of the cyclic alternating pattern

Clinical Neuropharmacology

Volumn 20, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 253-263

  Parrino, Liborio ^a   Boselli, Mirella ^a   Spaggiari, Maria Cristina ^a   Smerieri, Arianna ^a   Terzano, Mario Giovanni ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzodiazepine; Cyclic alternating pattern; Hypnotic drugs; Insomia; Lorazepam; Sleep; Triazolam; Zolpidem; Zopiclone

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; HYPNOTIC AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; LORAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INSOMNIA; MALE; NOISE; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SLEEP;

EID: 0031007133     PISSN: 03625664     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00002826-199706000-00010     Document Type: Article

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