Sleep, ageing and night work

Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research

Volumn 42, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 839-843

  Pires, M L N ^a   Teixeira, C W ^b,c   Esteves, A M ^b,c   Bittencourt, L R A ^b,c   Silva, R S ^b,c   Santos, R F ^b   Tufik, S ^b,c   Mello, M T ^b,c  

^a SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Centro Multidisciplinar em Sonolência e Acidentes   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aging; Night work; Polysomnography; REM; Shift work; Sleep; Slow wave sleep (SWS)

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CAR DRIVER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; MALE; NIGHT WORK; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; REM SLEEP; SHIFT WORKER; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP TIME; SLOW WAVE SLEEP;

EID: 71049119849     PISSN: 0100879X     EISSN: 1414431X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0100-879X2009005000011     Document Type: Article

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