Circadian-related sleep disorders and sleep medication use in the new zealand blind population: An observational prevalence survey

PLoS ONE

Volumn 6, Issue 7, 2011, Pages

  Warman, Guy R ^a,b   Pawley, Matthew D M ^a,c   Bolton, Catherine ^a   Cheeseman, James F ^a,b   Fernando III, Antonio T ^a   Arendt, Josephine ^d   Wirz Justice, Anna ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BENZODIAZEPINE DERIVATIVE; MELATONIN; ZOPICLONE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM SLEEP DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INSOMNIA; LOW DRUG DOSE; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PREDICTION; PRESCRIPTION; PREVALENCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEASONAL VARIATION; SELF REPORT; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; GENERAL PRACTITIONER; HEALTH SURVEY; MIDDLE AGED; NEWBORN; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENERAL PRACTITIONERS; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW ZEALAND; PREVALENCE; SELF REPORT; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; VISUALLY IMPAIRED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79960569702     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0022073     Document Type: Article

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