Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 69, Issue 5 , Pages 467-473 , November 2010

Maternal postpartum sleepiness and fatigue: Associations with objectively measured sleep variables

  • Salvatore P. Insana

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
    • ,
  • Hawley E. Montgomery-Downs

      Affiliations

    • Department of Psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, PA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. West Virginia University; Department of Psychology; PO Box 6040; 53 Campus Drive, 1124 Life Sciences Building; Morgantown, WV, 26506-6040. Tel.: +1 (304)293 2001X610; fax: +1 (304)293 6606.

Received 16 December 2009 ,Revised 12 July 2010 ,Accepted 19 July 2010.

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☆ The authors report no conflicts of interest.

PII: S0022-3999(10)00278-3

doi: 10.1016/j.jpsychores.2010.07.004

Journal of Psychosomatic Research
Volume 69, Issue 5 , Pages 467-473 , November 2010

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