Cognitive effects of exogenous melatonin administration in elderly persons: A pilot study

American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 432-436

  Peck, Joel S ^a   LeGoff, Daniel B ^a   Ahmed, Iqbal ^a   Goebert, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ADULT; AGED; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 3042730070     PISSN: 10647481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00019442-200407000-00011     Document Type: Article

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