Behavioral treatment for sleep disturbances in Alzheimer's disease: The NITE-AD study

Research and Practice in Alzheimer's Disease

Volumn 11, Issue , 2006, Pages 341-346

  McCurry, Susan M ^a   Logsdon, R G ^a   Gibbons, L E ^a   Vitiello, M V ^a   Teri, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ALZHEIMER DISEASE; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BED; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CAREGIVER SUPPORT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL TRIAL; COGNITION; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DEPRESSION; EXERCISE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RATING SCALE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP TIME; TREATMENT PLANNING; WAKEFULNESS; WALKING;

EID: 33847038726     PISSN: 12848360     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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