Excessive daytime sleepiness, nocturnal sleep duration and psychopathology among Nigerian university students

South African Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 108-111

  Mume, Celestine Okorome ^a   Olawale, Kamildeen Oladimeji ^a   Osundina, Adeagbo Funminiyi ^a  

^a OBAFEMI AWOLOWO UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITALS COMPLEX   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME SOMNOLENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPWORTH SLEEPINESS SCALE; FEMALE; GENERAL HEALTH QUESTIONNAIRE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DISEASE; NIGERIA; NIGHT SLEEP; SLEEP QUALITY; SLEEP TIME; STUDENT ATTITUDE; UNIVERSITY STUDENT;

EID: 83155188620     PISSN: 16089685     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/sajpsychiatry.v17i4.311     Document Type: Article

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