EEG sleep patterns in twins

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 8, Issue SUPPL. 1, 1999, Pages 11-13

  Linkowski, Paul ^a  

^a ERASME HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Genetics; Sleep; Twins

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; DIZYGOTIC TWINS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; MALE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REM SLEEP; SLEEP; SLEEP PATTERN; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; HEREDITY; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; SLEEP STAGE; TWINS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; GENETICS; QUESTIONNAIRE; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP, REM; TWINS;

EID: 0033057814     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2869.1999.00002.x     Document Type: Article

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