Nonpharmacologic sleep promotion: Bright light exposure

Complementary Therapies in Nursing and Midwifery

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 130-135

  Ho, Shuk Ching ^a   Shing Wong, Thomas Kwok ^a   Tang, Pak Lai ^a   Che Pang, Samantha Mei ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LEISURE; LIGHT; LIGHT EXPOSURE; NOISE REDUCTION; NURSING; NURSING EDUCATION; PATIENT SATISFACTION; PHOTOTHERAPY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RADIATION EXPOSURE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP INDUCTION; SLEEP STAGE; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

EID: 0036674862     PISSN: 13536117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1054/ctnm.2002.0630     Document Type: Article

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