Natural Light Exposure Improves Subjective Sleep Quality in Nursing Home Residents

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 440-441

  Gammack, Julie K ^a   Burke, Julie M ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AGED; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; LIGHT EXPOSURE; MALE; MINI MENTAL STATE EXAMINATION; NURSING HOME; NURSING HOME PATIENT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP SCORE; SLEEP TIME; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 67649095199     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: 15389375     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2009.03.012     Document Type: Letter

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