The influence of bed firmness on sleep quality

Applied Ergonomics

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 487-497

  Bader, Gaby G ^a   Engdal, Sten ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bed firmness; Beds; Sleep quality; Sleep surfaces

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BED; DEVICE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RECORDING; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSOR; SLEEP; VOLUNTEER;

EID: 0034308339     PISSN: 00036870     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-6870(00)00013-2     Document Type: Article

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