Insomnia in the Elderly

Sleep Medicine Clinics

Volumn 1, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 221-229

  Lichstein, Kenneth L ^a   Stone, Kristen C ^b   Nau, Sidney D ^a   McCrae, Christina S ^c   Payne, Kristen L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA   (United States)

^b University of Memphis   (United States)

^c University of Florida ^*  (United States)

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EID: 65249173867     PISSN: 1556407X     EISSN: 15564088     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jsmc.2006.04.009     Document Type: Review

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