Polysomnographic characteristics of patients with chronic insomnia

Sleep and Hypnosis

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 163-168

  BaHammam, Ahmed ^a  

^a KING SAUD UNIVERSITY   (Saudi Arabia)

Author keywords

Alpha delta sleep; Apnea; Insomnia; Polysomnography; Sleep disordered breathing; Sleep state misperception

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CLINICAL STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LATENT PERIOD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PATIENT REFERRAL; PATIENT SELECTION; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PREVALENCE; SEX RATIO; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING;

EID: 17144395472     PISSN: 13021192     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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