Self-reported seasonality is associated with complaints of sleep problems and deficient sleep duration: The Hordaland Health Study

Journal of Sleep Research

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 63-72

  Øyane, Nicolas M ^a,b   Ursin, Reidun ^a,b   Pallesen, Ståle ^a,b   Holsten, Fred ^a,b   Bjorvatn, Bjørn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERGEN   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Seasonality; Sleep duration; Subjective sleep complaints

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GLOBAL SEASONALITY SCORE QUESTIONNAIRE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; KAROLINSKA SLEEP QUESTIONNAIRE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOOD; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL AFFECTIVE DISORDER; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDER; SOMNOLENCE; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADULT; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEASONS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDERS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 39049123783     PISSN: 09621105     EISSN: 13652869     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2869.2008.00628.x     Document Type: Article

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