Effects of homeopathic medicines on polysomnographic sleep of young adults with histories of coffee-related insomnia

Sleep Medicine

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 505-511

  Bell, Iris R ^a,b   Howerter, Amy ^a,b   Jackson, Nicholas ^a,b   Aickin, Mikel ^a   Baldwin, Carol M ^c   Bootzin, Richard R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^c ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Coffea Cruda; Coffee; Complementary and alternative medicine; Homeopathy; Insomnia; Nux Vomica; Polysomnography; Young adults

Indexed keywords

COFFEE CRUDA; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; NUX VOMICA; PLACEBO; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ACTIMETRY; ADULT; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; COFFEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENCY; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HOSTILITY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; METHODOLOGY; MOOD; PERSONALITY TEST; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP STAGE; SLEEP TIME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; COFFEE; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HUMANS; MALE; MATERIA MEDICA; PLACEBOS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; SLEEP; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STRYCHNOS NUX-VOMICA; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79955104166     PISSN: 13899457     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.sleep.2010.03.013     Document Type: Article

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