Sleep Medicine
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 179-193 , 1 July 2000

Nighttime sleep and daytime functioning (sleepiness and fatigue) in well-defined chronic rheumatic diseases

  • Maren L. Mahowald

      Affiliations

    • Department of Medicine, Minneapolis Veteran's Administration Medical Center, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Veteran's Drive, Minneapolis, MN 55417, USA. Tel.:+1-612-725-2000
    • ,
  • Mark W. Mahowald

      Affiliations

    • Minnesota Regional Sleep Disorders Center, Hennepin County Medical Center, Minneapolis, MN, USA
    • Department of Neurology, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, MN, USA

Received 9 March 2000 ,Revised 23 March 2000 ,Accepted 24 March 2000.

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Sleep Medicine
Volume 1, Issue 3 , Pages 179-193 , 1 July 2000

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