Efficacy of wrists overnight compression (HT 7 point) on insomniacs: Possible role of melatonin?

Minerva Medica

Volumn 99, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 539-547

  Nordio, M ^a,b   Romanelli, F ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acupressure ; Anxiety ; Melatonin ; Sleep; Sleep initiation and maintenance disorders

Indexed keywords

6 HYDROXYMELATONIN O SULFATE; MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ACUPRESSURE; ADULT; AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPRESSION THERAPY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; QUESTIONNAIRE;

ACUPRESSURE; ACUPUNCTURE POINTS; AGED; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MANIFEST ANXIETY SCALE; MELATONIN; MIDDLE AGED; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; WRIST;

EID: 59649085800     PISSN: 00264806     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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