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Sleep in Older Adults

Normative Changes, Sleep Disorders, and Treatment Options
  • Nalaka S. Gooneratne
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    Corresponding author. Division of Geriatric Medicine, Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104.
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    Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, 3615 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, PA 19104, USA

    Division of Sleep Medicine, Center for Sleep and Circadian Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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  • Michael V. Vitiello
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    Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, School of Medicine, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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