Epidemiology of insomnia: What we know and what we still need to learn

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 97-111

  Ohayon, Maurice M ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

DSM IV; Epidemiology; Insomnia; Mental disorders

Indexed keywords

AGE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DECISION MAKING; DEPRESSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; HEREDITY; INCOME; INSOMNIA; MARRIAGE; MENTAL DISEASE; OCCUPATION; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP;

EID: 0036526075     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/smrv.2002.0186     Document Type: Review

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