Sleep and sleepiness 1 and 9 months after cataract surgery

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 69-75

  Asplund, R ^a,b,d   Lindblad, B Ejdervik ^c  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Jamtland County Council   (Sweden)

^c SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^d NONE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Cataract surgery in elderly; Sleep in elderly; Sleepiness in elderly

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; CATARACT EXTRACTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; REST; SLEEP; SOMNOLENCE; VISUAL ACUITY; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0242320971     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2003.08.001     Document Type: Article

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