Recent advances in understanding sleep and sleep disturbances in older adults: Growing older does not mean sleeping poorly

Current Directions in Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 316-320

  Vitiello, Michael V ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

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EID: 74849087181     PISSN: 09637214     EISSN: 14678721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-8721.2009.01659.x     Document Type: Article

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