Sleep disturbances among persons who are visually impaired: Survey of dog guide users

Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness

Volumn 92, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 522-530

  Fouladi, Massoud K ^a   Moseley, Merrick J ^b   Jones, Helen S ^c   Tobin, Micheal J ^c  

^a CITY HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPRESSION; DOG; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT;

EID: 0031749927     PISSN: 0145482X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0145482x9809200712     Document Type: Article

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