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Melatonin secretion and sleep disorders in patients with spinal cord injuries

Sarah Hartley1, Raphaëlla Daville2, Levy Jonathan3,4

  • 1Département de physiologie, explorations fonctionnelles, unité des pathologies du sommeil, AP-HP, Hôpital Raymond Poincaré, GHU Paris Saclay, Garches, France. sarah.hartley@aphp.fr.

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