Measuring the sleep of older people: Tool development and use in the evaluation of therapeutic massage

Journal of Research in Nursing

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 55-64

  Ersser, Steven ^a   Wiles, Anne ^a   Taylor, Heidi ^a   Wade, Sian ^a   Walsh, Rosemary ^a   Bentley, Theresa ^a  

^a OXFORD BROOKES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Older person; Research methodology; Sleep; Sleep measurement

Indexed keywords

EID: 79957898278     PISSN: 17449871     EISSN: 1744988X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/136140969900400109     Document Type: Article

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