Current perspectives on the function of sleep

Perspectives in Biology and Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 359-390

  Rechtschaffen, Allan ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^b Sleep Research Laboratory   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; PHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SLEEP;

EID: 0031842187     PISSN: 00315982     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1353/pbm.1998.0051     Document Type: Review

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