Pharmacology for insomnia: Consider the options

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Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 38-45

  Rosini, Jamie M ^a   Dogra, Pooja ^a  

^a CHRISTIANA CARE HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID A RECEPTOR BLOCKING AGENT; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT; MELATONIN RECEPTOR; NON PRESCRIPTION DRUG; OREXIN RECEPTOR;

AGONISTS; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; CLASSIFICATION; DIET SUPPLEMENTATION; HUMAN; HYGIENE; NURSING; PHYTOTHERAPY; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

DIETARY SUPPLEMENTS; GABA-A RECEPTOR ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYGIENE; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES; NONPRESCRIPTION DRUGS; OREXIN RECEPTORS; PHYTOTHERAPY; RECEPTORS, MELATONIN; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS;

EID: 84962292366     PISSN: 03604039     EISSN: 15388689     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NURSE.0000460712.06302.19     Document Type: Article

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