Sleep Medicine
Volume 10, Issue 10 , Pages 1139-1145 , December 2009

Paradoxical insomnia: The role of CAP and arousals in sleep misperception

Received 14 August 2008 ,Revised 23 October 2008 ,Accepted 1 December 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.sleep.2008.12.014

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