Does melatonin improve sleep?: Efficacy of melatonin

BMJ

Volumn 332, Issue 7540, 2006, Pages 550-

  Arendtw, Josephine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG USE; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HUMAN; JET LAG; LETTER; MEDICAL SOCIETY; META ANALYSIS; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; UNITED KINGDOM; UNSPECIFIED SIDE EFFECT; DRUG EFFECT; NOTE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK SCHEDULE;

CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; HUMANS; JET LAG SYNDROME; MELATONIN; SLEEP DISORDERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WORK SCHEDULE TOLERANCE;

EID: 33644895410     PISSN: 09598138     EISSN: 14685833     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.332.7540.550     Document Type: Letter

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