The direct economic costs of insomnia in the United States for 1995

Sleep

Volumn 22, Issue SUPPL. 2, 1999, Pages

  Walsh, James K ^a,b,c   Engelhardt, Christin L ^a  

^a ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Heath care service costs; Indirect costs; Prescription costs; Public health problem; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; MELATONIN;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL RESEARCH; COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH SERVICE; INSOMNIA; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

COST OF ILLNESS; HEALTH CARE COSTS; HUMANS; OFFICE VISITS; PRESCRIPTIONS, DRUG; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033136181     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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