How well does Europe sleep? A cross-national study of sleep problems in European older adults

International Journal of Public Health

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 643-650

  van de Straat, Vera ^a   Bracke, Piet ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Cross national; Older adults; SHARE; Sleep problems

Indexed keywords

AGE; AGED; EUROPE; FAMILY SIZE; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; SOCIOECONOMICS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EUROPE; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEYS; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEX FACTORS; SLEEP DISORDERS, CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS;

EID: 84940961107     PISSN: 16618556     EISSN: 1420911X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00038-015-0682-y     Document Type: Article

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