Melatonin rhythm abnormalities and sleep disorders in the elderly

CNS Spectrums

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 502-506

  Haimov, I ^a  

^a Yezreel Valley College   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

AGED; AGING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DROWSINESS; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DEFICIENCY; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RHYTHM; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0034932569     PISSN: 10928529     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S109285290000804X     Document Type: Review

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