The Sleep Disorders Inventory: An instrument for studies of sleep disturbance in persons with Alzheimer's disease

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 331-337

  Tractenberg, Rochelle E ^a   Singer, Clifford M ^b   Cummings, Jeffrey L ^c   Thal, Leon J ^d  

^a GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Measurement; Sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; ARTICLE; CAREGIVER; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DEGENERATIVE DISEASE; DISEASE DURATION; FEMALE; HAMILTON SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 0348147596     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.0962-1105.2003.00374.x     Document Type: Article

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