Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 176-182 , August 2009

Sleepiness, physical activity, and functional outcomes in veterans with type 2 diabetes

  • Eileen R. Chasens, DSN, RN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA 15261, USA
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +1 412 624 9380; fax: +1 412 383 7293.
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  • Mary G. Umlauf, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • School of Nursing, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham AL 35294
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  • Terri E. Weaver, PhD, RN, FAAN

      Affiliations

    • Biobehavioral and Health Sciences Division, School of Nursing, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104
    • Division of Sleep Medicine, Department of Medicine, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104

Received 9 May 2007 ,Revised 6 December 2007 ,Accepted 8 December 2007.

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☆ Grant support: T32-HL07953––School of Nursing, Center for Sleep and Respiratory Neurobiology, School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, and the Nu Chapter, University of Alabama at Birmingham Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society for Nursing.

PII: S0897-1897(07)00140-1

doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2007.12.001

Applied Nursing Research
Volume 22, Issue 3 , Pages 176-182 , August 2009

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