PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J P Frain
TI  - Sleep patterns of a rural elderly population.
DP  - 1998 Jan 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 913--914
VI  - 48
IP  - 426
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/426/913.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/48/426/913.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract1998 Jan 01; 48
AB  - A complaint of sleep disturbance may be subjective, requiring education and reassurance, but it may also indicate underlying morbidity. Elderly people expect to sleep six to eight hours each night. Many accept fragmentation of sleep and night-time waking as a normal part of ageing.