Sleepless in America: Compounding with melatonin

International Journal of Pharmaceutical Compounding

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 10-13

  Wynn, Tom ^a   Rawlings, Kate ^a  

^a Tri State Compounding Pharmacy   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE; MELATONIN; PLACEBO;

ABSENCE OF SIDE EFFECTS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEDTIME DOSAGE; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DIZZINESS; DROWSINESS; DRUG COST; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; HEADACHE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION RETRIEVAL; INSOMNIA; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; NAUSEA; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUALITY OF LIFE; SHORT SURVEY; SLEEP; SLEEP DEPRIVATION; SLEEP DISORDER; WAKEFULNESS;

EID: 77950609116     PISSN: 10924221     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Short Survey

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