Self-reported sleep across the menstrual cycle in young, healthy women

Journal of Psychosomatic Research

Volumn 56, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 239-243

  Baker, Fiona C ^a,b   Driver, Helen S ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WITWATERSRAND   (South Africa)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Insomnia; Menstrual cycle; Sleep quality; Subjective sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMAN; LUTEAL PHASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NORMAL HUMAN; OVULATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 1542298136     PISSN: 00223999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-3999(03)00067-9     Document Type: Article

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