Sleep Hygiene Practices of Good and Poor Sleepers in the United States: An Internet-Based Study

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 1-9

  Gellis, Les A ^a   Lichstein, Kenneth L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; COGNITION; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HUMANS; HYGIENE; INTERNET; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 58849161248     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2008.02.001     Document Type: Article

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