Nocturnal regrets and insomnia in elderly people

International Journal of Aging and Human Development

Volumn 73, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 371-393

  Schmidt, Ralph E ^a   Renaud, Olivier ^a   Van Der Linden, Martial ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; DEPRESSION; EMOTION; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANXIETY; DEPRESSION; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84857352764     PISSN: 00914150     EISSN: 15413535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2190/AG.73.4.f     Document Type: Article

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