Managing sleep disorders in the elderly

Nurse Practitioner

Volumn 35, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 30-37

  Townsend Roccichelli, Judith ^a   Sanford, Julie T ^b   VandeWaa, Elizabeth ^b  

^a JAMES MADISON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA   (United States)

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EID: 85026138648     PISSN: 03611817     EISSN: 15388662     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.NPR.0000371296.98371.7e     Document Type: Article

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