Is the measurement of sleepiness the holy grail of sleep medicine?

American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine

Volumn 163, Issue 7, 2001, Pages 1517-1519

  Bliwise, D L ^a  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ALERTNESS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE MARKER; EDITORIAL; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NARCOLEPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP SPINDLE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOMNOLENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0034961108     PISSN: 1073449X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.163.7.2103055e     Document Type: Editorial

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