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An Olfactory Stimulus Modifies Nighttime Sleep in Young Men and Women

Namni Goel PhD Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Hyungsoo Kim Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
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Raymund P. Lao Department of Psychology, Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut, USA
Pages 889-904 | Received 09 May 2005, Accepted 15 Jul 2005, Published online: 07 Jul 2009

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