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Treatment of insomnia

Getting to the root of sleeping problems

Raymond Pary Drs Pary and Tobias are associate professors, Dr Webb is a resident, and Dr Lippmann is professor, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine. Drs Pary and Tobias are also staff psychiatrists, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville.
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Carmelita R. Tobias Drs Pary and Tobias are associate professors, Dr Webb is a resident, and Dr Lippmann is professor, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine. Drs Pary and Tobias are also staff psychiatrists, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville.
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William K. Webb Drs Pary and Tobias are associate professors, Dr Webb is a resident, and Dr Lippmann is professor, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine. Drs Pary and Tobias are also staff psychiatrists, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville.
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Steven B. Lippmann Drs Pary and Tobias are associate professors, Dr Webb is a resident, and Dr Lippmann is professor, department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences, University of Louisville School of Medicine. Drs Pary and Tobias are also staff psychiatrists, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Louisville.
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Pages 195-210 | Published online: 30 Jun 2015

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