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Summary: There is little published literature on the correlation between subjective and objective efficacy of hypnotics. We wanted to determine whether there ...
Sleep. 14(5):399-407

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Subjective Versus Objective Evaluation of Hypnotic Efficacy: Experience with Zolpidem M. H. Kryger, D. Steljes, Z. Pouliot, H. Neufeld and T. Odynski Section of Respiratory Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Summary: There is little published literature on the correlation between subjective and objective efficacy of hypnotics. We wanted to determine whether there was a correlation between the patient's subjective evaluation of the efficacy of the hypnotic with the polysomnographic (PSG) findings. We studied 16 patients with chronic insomnia (sleep latency, 2:30 minutes; total sleep time, > 240 but

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