Sleep Medicine
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 285-296 , July 2003

Accuracy of sleep perceptions among insomnia sufferers and normal sleepers

  • Melanie K. Means

      Affiliations

    • VA Medical Center, 508 Fulton St., Durham, NC 27705, USA
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  • Jack D. Edinger

      Affiliations

    • VA and Duke University Medical Centers, Durham, NC, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1-919-286-6934; fax: +1-919-416-5832
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  • D.Michael Glenn

      Affiliations

    • Glaxo-Smith-Klein, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA
    • ,
  • Ana I. Fins

      Affiliations

    • Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Received 3 September 2002 ,Revised 4 February 2003 ,Accepted 7 February 2003.

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Sleep Medicine
Volume 4, Issue 4 , Pages 285-296 , July 2003

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