Sleep Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 347-352 , July 2002

Pupillometry in clinically sleepy patients

  • Jay W McLaren

      Affiliations

    • Department of Ophthalmology, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-507-284-4699; fax: +1-507-284-8566
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  • Peter J Hauri

      Affiliations

    • The Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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  • Siong-Chi Lin

      Affiliations

    • The Department of Psychiatry, Mayo Clinic, Jacksonville, 4500 San Pablo Road, Jacksonville, FL 32224, USA
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  • Cameron D Harris

      Affiliations

    • The Sleep Disorders Center, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, MN 55905, USA

Received 12 April 2001 ,Revised 30 October 2001 ,Accepted 31 October 2001.

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Sleep Medicine
Volume 3, Issue 4 , Pages 347-352 , July 2002

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