Does modafinil safely and effectively treat shift-work sleep disorder?

Nature Clinical Practice Neurology

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 134-135

  Neubauer, David N ^a,b  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Extreme sleepiness; Insomnia; Modafinil; Shift work sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

MODAFINIL; PLACEBO;

CLINICAL TRIAL; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; HUMAN; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; TREATMENT DURATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AROUSAL; BENZHYDRYL COMPOUNDS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM STIMULANTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; HUMANS; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; SLEEP; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 33644602814     PISSN: 1745834X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ncpneuro0134     Document Type: Short Survey

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