Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 91-101 , April 2001

Gastrointestinal functioning during sleep: a new horizon in sleep medicine

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☆ Correspondence to be addressed to: William C. Orr, PhD, Lynn Institute for Healthcare Research, 5300 N. Independence Avenue, #130, Oklahoma City, OK 73112, USA.

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doi: 10.1053/smrv.2000.0149

Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 5, Issue 2 , Pages 91-101 , April 2001

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