Bright times for patients with cirrhosis and delayed sleep habits: A case report on the beneficial effect of light therapy

American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 106, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 2048-2049

  De Rui, Michele ^a   Gaiani, Silvia ^a   Middleton, Benita ^b   Skene, Debra J ^b   Schiff, Sami ^a   Gatta, Angelo ^a   Merkel, Carlo ^a   Amodio, Piero ^a   Montagnese, Sara ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LACTITOL; OLANZAPINE; PIPERACILLIN PLUS TAZOBACTAM; URSODEOXYCHOLIC ACID;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CHEST INFECTION; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DRUG DOSE REDUCTION; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; FEMALE; HEPATIC ENCEPHALOPATHY; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LETTER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SLEEP; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP WAKING CYCLE; WAKEFULNESS;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; PHOTOTHERAPY; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM;

EID: 80655149513     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2011.239     Document Type: Letter

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