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Original Article

Sleep in Healthy Elderly Subjects: A 24-Hour Ambulatory Polysomnographic Study

G. L. Gigli Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University Tor Vergata of Rome; Center for the Study of Mental and Motor Disabilities, Anni Verdi, Rome, Italy
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F. Placidi Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University Tor Vergata of Rome; Center for the Study of Mental and Motor Disabilities, Anni Verdi, Rome, Italy
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M. Diomedi Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University Tor Vergata of Rome; Center for the Study of Mental and Motor Disabilities, Anni Verdi, Rome, Italy
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M. Maschio Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University Tor Vergata of Rome, IRCCS Clinica S. Lucia, Rome, Italy
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G. Silvestri Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University Tor Vergata of Rome, IRCCS Clinica S. Lucia, Rome, Italy
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A. Scalise Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University Tor Vergata of Rome, IRCCS Clinica S. Lucia, Rome, Italy
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M. G. Marciani Sleep Disorders Center, Department of Neurology, University Tor Vergata of Rome, IRCCS Clinica S. Lucia, Rome, Italy
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Pages 263-271 | Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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