Practice parameters for the clinical evaluation and treatment of circadian rhythm sleep disorders: An American Academy of Sleep Medicine report

Sleep

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 1445-1459

  Morgenthaler, Timothy I ^a   Lee Chiong, Teofilo ^b   Alessi, Cathy ^c   Friedman, Leah ^d   Aurora, R Nisha ^e   Boehlecke, Brian ^f   Brown, Terry ^g   Chesson Jr , Andrew L ^h   Kapur, Vishesh ⁱ   Maganti, Rama ^j   Owens, Judith ^k   Pancer, Jeffrey ^l   Swick, Todd J ^m   Zak, Rochelle ^e  

^a MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^b NATIONAL JEWISH MEDICAL AND RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^d STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e MOUNT SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^g St Joseph Memorial Hospital   (United States)

^h LOUISIANA STATE UNIV MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^j BARROW NEUROLOGICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^k RHODE ISLAND HOSPITAL   (United States)

^l Methodist Hospital ^*

^m HOUSTON METHODIST HOSPITAL   (United States)

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Author keywords

Circadian; Jet lag; Light therapy; Melatonin; Naps; Shift work

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; BENZODIAZEPINE RECEPTOR STIMULATING AGENT; CAFFEINE; CENTRAL STIMULANT AGENT; CYANOCOBALAMIN; HYPNOTIC AGENT; MELATONIN; METHAMPHETAMINE; MODAFINIL; PLACEBO; PSYCHOSTIMULANT AGENT; TEMAZEPAM; TRIAZOLAM; ZOLPIDEM; ZOPICLONE;

ACTIMETRY; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; HUMAN; JET LAG; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MEDICAL SOCIETY; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; SOMNOLENCE; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 35648997459     PISSN: 01618105     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/sleep/30.11.1445     Document Type: Article

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