Reply to Taheri and Thomas: Is sleep duration associated with obesity-U cannot be serious

Sleep Medicine Reviews

Volumn 12, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 303-305

  Marshall, Nathaniel S ^a   Glozier, Nick ^b   Grunstein, Ronald R ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

^c ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIMETRY; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; OBESITY; POSITIVE END EXPIRATORY PRESSURE; PREVALENCE; RACE DIFFERENCE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP APNEA SYNDROME; SLEEP PATTERN; SLEEP THERAPY; SLEEP TIME;

EID: 46049089792     PISSN: 10870792     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2008.04.005     Document Type: Note

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