Alcohol and sleep I: effects on normal sleep

Ebrahim IO, Shapiro CM, Williams AJ, Fenwick PB · Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 37(4):539–549 · 2013

Key finding

Alcohol shortens sleep onset but suppresses REM and fragments the second half of the night.

Citation

Authors: Ebrahim IO, Shapiro CM, Williams AJ, Fenwick PB
Published in: Alcoholism: Clinical and Experimental Research 37(4):539–549
Year: 2013
Topic: Alcohol

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