The use of natural products for sleep: A common practice?

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 10, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 982-987

  Sánchez Ortuño, M Montserrat ^a,b   Bélanger, Lynda ^a   Ivers, Hans ^a   LeBlanc, Mélanie ^a   Morin, Charles M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

Author keywords

CAM; Epidemiology; Health behavior; Insomnia; Natural products; Sleep aids

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; DIPHENHYDRAMINE; HERBACEOUS AGENT; MAGNESIUM; NATURAL PRODUCT; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; VALERIAN;

ADULT; ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; GENDER BIAS; HEALTH BEHAVIOR; HEALTH PROMOTION; HEALTH STATUS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; LIFESTYLE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOM SAMPLE; SELF CARE; SLEEP DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HEALTH STATUS; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NATUROPATHY; PHYTOTHERAPY; QUEBEC; SLEEP DISORDERS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 70249111475     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.10.009     Document Type: Article

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