Circadian activity-rest and sleep-wake rhythms in blind adolescents and adults

Biological Rhythm Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 219-229

  Lazreg, T Ben ^a   Laatiri, I ^b   Dogui, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MONASTIR   (Tunisia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUSSE   (Tunisia)

Author keywords

actigraphy; blind; entrainment; non photic stimuli; sleep disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADULT; AGE CLASS; BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; MONITORING SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE SURVEY; SLEEP;

ACTIMETRY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLINDNESS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; HORNE AND OSTBERG MORNINGNESS EVENINGNESS QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALE; PITTSBURGH SLEEP QUALITY INDEX; QUESTIONNAIRE; REST; SLEEP DISORDER; SLEEP PARAMETERS; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW;

EID: 79956084040     PISSN: 09291016     EISSN: 17444179     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09291016.2010.500869     Document Type: Article

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