Gender differences in polysomnographic sleep in young healthy sleepers

Chronobiology International

Volumn 22, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 905-915

  Goel, Namni ^a   Kim, Hyungsoo ^a   Lao, Raymund P ^a  

^a WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Circadian Sleep Wake Rhythm; First Night Effect; Gender Differences; Objective Sleep; Polysomnography; Sleepiness; Subjective Sleep

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NONREM SLEEP; NORMAL HUMAN; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SLOW WAVE SLEEP;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGING; DARKNESS; FEMALE; HEALTH; HUMANS; MALE; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SLEEP; TIME FACTORS; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 27644497625     PISSN: 07420528     EISSN: 15256073     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/07420520500263235     Document Type: Article

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