Sleep disorders in the elderly. Epidemiology;Trastornos del sueno en el anciano. Epidemiologia

Revista de Neurologia

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 581-586

  Beneto A ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO LA FE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Elderly; Epidemiology; Sleep; Sleep disorders

Indexed keywords

AGED; AGING; CONFERENCE PAPER; GERIATRIC DISORDER; HUMAN; LEG MOVEMENT; MEDICAL PRACTICE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SOMNOLENCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PREVALENCE; REM SLEEP; REVIEW; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; HUMANS; PREVALENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP DISORDERS; SLEEP, REM;

EID: 0034673667     PISSN: 02100010     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.33588/rn.3006.99558     Document Type: Conference Paper

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