The role and validity of actigraphy in sleep medicine: An update

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 259-267

  Sadeh, Avi ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Actigraphy; Actimetry; Activity; Movements; Sleep

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; METHYLPHENIDATE; TEMAZEPAM; ZOPICLONE;

ACTIMETRY; ALGORITHM; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CAREGIVER; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ELECTROMYOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; NARCOLEPSY; NASAL CONTINUOUS POSITIVE AIRWAY PRESSURE; PERIODIC LIMB MOVEMENT DISORDER; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RELIABILITY; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SLEEP MEDICINE; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY; VALIDITY; WAKEFULNESS;

ACTIGRAPHY; HUMANS; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; NARCOLEPSY; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SLEEP; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROMES; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 79958227575     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: 15322955     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2010.10.001     Document Type: Review

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