Non-pharmacologic management of sleep disturbance in Alzheimer’s disease
✍ Scribed by R. David; J. Zeitzer; L. Friedman; A. Noda; R. O’hara; P. Robert; Jerome A. Yesavage
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2010
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 82 KB
- Volume
- 14
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1279-7707
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