Commentary: Is Melatonin Administration an Effective Hypnotic?

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 666-669

  Roth, Thomas ^a   Richardson, Gary ^b  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b MIRIAM HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MELATONIN;

HUMAN; INSOMNIA; REVIEW;

HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; MELATONIN; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 0031297745     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200623     Document Type: Article

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