Light as therapy for sleep disorders and depression in older adults

Clinical Geriatrics

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 25-31

  Sloane, Philip D ^a   Figueiro, Mariana ^b   Cohen, Lauren ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b RENSSELAER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SERTRALINE;

ANXIETY DISORDER; BLURRED VISION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEPRESSION; DIZZINESS; EYE BURNING; EYE IRRITATION; GERIATRICS; HEADACHE; HUMAN; HYPOMANIA; MANIA; NAUSEA; PHOTOTHERAPY; PHYSICIAN; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA INJURY; REVIEW; SLEEP DISORDER;

EID: 41949127950     PISSN: 10951598     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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