Sleep disorders and excessive daytime sleepiness in the Palestinian population

Neurosciences

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 46-48

  El Kharoubi, Adnan R ^a,b  

^a Palestinian Medical Services   (Palestine)

^b NONE   (Palestine)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATAPLEXY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NARCOLEPSY; PALESTINE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESTLESS LEGS SYNDROME; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SNORING;

EID: 1642430577     PISSN: 13196138     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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