Nightmares in relation to health, sleep and somatic symptoms in the elderly

Sleep and Hypnosis

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 175-181

  Asplund, Ragnar ^a,b  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^b Research and Development Unit   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Elderly; Muscle cramps; Musculo skeletal pain; Nightmares; Restless legs; Sleep; Sleep medication

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; BONE PAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DETERIORATION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ELDERLY CARE; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HEALTH STATUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MUSCLE CRAMP; MYALGIA; NIGHTMARE; PHYSICAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDER; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 0346272918     PISSN: 13021192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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