Sleep disorders in the elderly and in dementias;Trastornos del sueño en el anciano y en las demencias

Anales del Sistema Sanitario de Navarra

Volumn 30, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2007, Pages 155-161

  Echávarri Zalba, Carmen ^a,c   Erro, M E ^b  

^a Clínica Psicogeriátrica Josefina Arregui   (Spain)

^b Universidad Pública de Navarra   (Spain)

^c Clinica Josefina Arregui   (Spain)

Author keywords

Alzheimer's disease; Carer; Disorder of REM sleep behaviour; Hallucinations; Syndrome of decline

Indexed keywords

DEMENTIA; ELDERLY CARE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 34248359488     PISSN: 11376627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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