Sleep disturbances and fatigue in critically ILL patients

AACN Advanced Critical Care

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 204-224

  Matthews, Ellyn E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

critical care; fatigue; intensive care units; nursing care; sleep; sleep disturbance

Indexed keywords

CRITICAL ILLNESS; FATIGUE; HUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; SLEEP DISORDER; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CRITICAL ILLNESS; FATIGUE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS;

EID: 80051722758     PISSN: 15597768     EISSN: 15597776     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/NCI.0b013e31822052cb     Document Type: Article

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