The natural history of health and symptoms in narcolepsy: A 10-year longitudinal study

Australian Journal of Primary Health

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 59-67

  Bruck, Dorothy ^a   Costa, Andrea ^a  

^a VICTORIA UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Body mass; Functional impact; Health; Index; Longitudinal; Narcolepsy

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; OREXIN;

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CATAPLEXY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HALLUCINATION; HUMAN; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; OBESITY; PARASOMNIA; QUESTIONNAIRE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0037479027     PISSN: 13242296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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