Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Pages 603-628 , December 2000

Treatment of sleep disturbance in Alzheimer's disease

  • Susan M. McCurry

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, Seattle, WA, USA
    • University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
    • ,
  • Charles F. Reynolds III

      Affiliations

    • Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
    • ,
  • Sonia Ancoli-Israel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego and Veterans Affairs, San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego, CA, USA
    • ,
  • Linda Teri

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Department of Psychosocial and Community Health, Seattle, WA, USA
    • University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA
    • ,
  • Michael V. Vitiello

      Affiliations

    • University of Washington, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Seattle, WA, USA

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☆ Correspondence should be addressed to: Susan M. McCurry, Ph.DDepartment of Psychosocial and Community Health, University of Washington, Box 357263, Seattle, WA 98195-7263, USA. Fax: (206) 685-9551; E-mail: smcurry@u.washington.edu

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doi: 10.1053/smrv.2000.0127

Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 4, Issue 6 , Pages 603-628 , December 2000

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