Sleep habits in German athletes before important competitions or games

Journal of Sports Sciences

Volumn 29, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 859-866

  Erlacher, Daniel ^a   Ehrlenspiel, Felix ^b   Adegbesan, Olufemi A ^c   El Din, Hamdi Galal ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HEIDELBERG   (Germany)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BOTSWANA   (Botswana)

^d ZAGAZIG UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Performance; Sleep; Sleep problems; Sleep strategies

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHLETE; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRE; SLEEP; SPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATHLETES; FEMALE; GERMANY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SLEEP; SPORTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79957587849     PISSN: 02640414     EISSN: 1466447X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02640414.2011.565782     Document Type: Article

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