Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 379-406 , October 2002

Assessment and diagnosis of insomnia in non-pharmacological intervention studies

  • Jennifer L. Martin

      Affiliations

    • San Diego State University/University of California, San Diego, Joint Doctoral Program in Clinical Psychology and Brown University Department of Psychiatry and Human Behavior
    • ,
  • Sonia Ancoli-Israel

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of California, San Diego, and San Diego Veterans Affairs Healthcare System
    • Correspondence should be addressed to: S. Ancoli-Israel, Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System, Department of Psychiatry, 116A, 3350 La Jolla Village Drive, San Diego, CA 92161, USA. Tel: 858-642-3828; Fax: 858-552-7536. E-mail:sancoliisrael@ucsd.edu

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Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 6, Issue 5 , Pages 379-406 , October 2002

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