Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 149-167 , April 2000

Limitations of Rechtschaffen and Kales

  • Sari-Leena Himanen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Neurophysiology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland
    • ,
  • Joel Hasan

      Affiliations

    • Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland, Faculty of Medicin, University of Tampere, Tampere, Finland

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doi: 10.1053/smrv.1999.0086

Sleep Medicine Reviews
Volume 4, Issue 2 , Pages 149-167 , April 2000

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