Sleep and disorders of sleep in people with mental retardation

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 507-511

  Espie, Colin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN INJURY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP STAGE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0033811777     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001504-200009000-00007     Document Type: Review

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