Insomnia in places of detention: A review of the most recent research findings

Medicine, Science and the Law

Volumn 47, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 191-199

  Elger, Bernice S ^a,b  

^a GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY CENTER OF LEGAL MEDICINE   (Switzerland)

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EID: 34547559277     PISSN: 00258024     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1258/rsmmsl.47.3.191     Document Type: Review

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