Efficacy of Melatonin as a Hypnotic Agent

Journal of Biological Rhythms

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 651-656

  Mendelson, Wallace B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Hypnotics; Insomnia; Melatonin; Sleep; Sleep latency

Indexed keywords

HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MELATONIN;

DRUG EFFECT; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SLEEP;

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

EID: 0031307297     PISSN: 07487304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/074873049701200621     Document Type: Article

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