A relationship between nightmare content and somatic stimuli in a sleep-disordered population: A preliminary study

Dreaming

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 53-59

  MacFarlane, J G ^a,b   Wilson, T L ^a  

^a Centre for Sleep and Chronobiology   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Dreams; Nightmares; Sleep; Sleep disorders; Symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 33646522962     PISSN: 10530797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/1053-0797.16.1.53     Document Type: Article

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