Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 381-384 , December 2009

The REM sleep behavior disorder odyssey

  • Mark W. Mahowald

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: MN Regional Sleep Disorders Center, Hennepin County Medical Center, 701 Park Ave., Minneapolis, MN 55415, USA.

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doi: 10.1016/j.smrv.2009.02.002

Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 13, Issue 6 , Pages 381-384 , December 2009

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