Sleeping problems at 78 degrees north: The Svalbard Study

Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica

Volumn 95, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 44-48

  Nilssen, O ^a   Lipton, R ^a   Brenn, T ^a   Hoyer G ^a   Boiko, E ^b   Tkatchev, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b Institute of Environmental Physiology   (Russian Federation)

Author keywords

arctic area; ethnicity; seasonal variation; sleeping problems

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE; ARCTIC CLIMATE; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; LONELINESS; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0031049468     PISSN: 0001690X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0447.1997.tb00372.x     Document Type: Article

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